diff --git a/stere/areas/repeating.py b/stere/areas/repeating.py
index fe8c27ea..e66f1d5b 100644
--- a/stere/areas/repeating.py
+++ b/stere/areas/repeating.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import copy
+import typing
+
+from ..utils import _retry
 
 
 class Repeating:
@@ -114,3 +117,18 @@ def children(self):
             container.append(copy_items)
 
         return container
+
+    def has_children(self, retry_time: typing.Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
+        """Check if any children can be found.
+
+        Arguments:
+            retry_time: Number of seconds to check for.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool
+
+        """
+        return _retry(
+            lambda: len(self.children()) > 0,
+            retry_time=retry_time,
+        )
diff --git a/stere/fields/field.py b/stere/fields/field.py
index aa69d5c7..7b7e45ec 100644
--- a/stere/fields/field.py
+++ b/stere/fields/field.py
@@ -1,23 +1,6 @@
-import time
-
 from .decorators import stere_performer
 from .element_builder import build_element
-
-
-def _try_until_timeout(func=None, wait_time=0):
-    """Try to get a True value from a function and return it. Once the
-    timeout is hit, then return False instead.
-
-    Arguments:
-        func (function): The function to try to execute
-        wait_time (int): Number of seconds to wait
-    """
-    end_time = time.time() + wait_time
-    while time.time() < end_time:
-        if func():
-            return True
-
-    return False
+from ..utils import _retry
 
 
 @stere_performer('null_action', consumes_arg=False)
@@ -179,9 +162,9 @@ def value_contains(self, expected, wait_time=2):
             >>> assert pet_store.price.value_contains("19.19", wait_time=6)
 
         """
-        return _try_until_timeout(
-            func=lambda: expected in self.value,
-            wait_time=wait_time,
+        return _retry(
+            lambda: expected in self.value,
+            retry_time=wait_time,
         )
 
     def value_equals(self, expected, wait_time=2):
@@ -204,9 +187,9 @@ def value_equals(self, expected, wait_time=2):
             >>> assert pet_store.price.value_equals("$19.19", wait_time=6)
 
         """
-        return _try_until_timeout(
-            func=lambda: expected == self.value,
-            wait_time=wait_time,
+        return _retry(
+            lambda: expected == self.value,
+            retry_time=wait_time,
         )
 
     def find(self):
diff --git a/stere/strategy/splinter.py b/stere/strategy/splinter.py
index a5cbf6c0..66faff66 100644
--- a/stere/strategy/splinter.py
+++ b/stere/strategy/splinter.py
@@ -1,31 +1,8 @@
 import copy
-import time
 import typing
 
-from stere import Stere
-
 from .strategy import strategy
-
-
-def _retry(fn, retry_time: typing.Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
-    """Retry a function for a specific amount of time.
-
-    Returns:
-        True if the function returns a truthy value, else False
-
-    Arguments:
-        fn: Function to retry
-        retry_time: Number of seconds to retry. If not specified,
-            Stere.retry_time will be used.
-
-    """
-    retry_time = retry_time or Stere.retry_time
-    end_time = time.time() + retry_time
-
-    while time.time() < end_time:
-        if fn():
-            return True
-    return False
+from ..utils import _retry
 
 
 class SplinterBase:
diff --git a/stere/utils.py b/stere/utils.py
index 33827e97..52a6e1ba 100644
--- a/stere/utils.py
+++ b/stere/utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
+import time
+import typing
 from functools import reduce
 
+from stere import Stere
+
 
 def rgetattr(obj, attr, *args):
     """A nested getattr"""
     def _getattr(obj, attr):
         return getattr(obj, attr, *args)
     return reduce(_getattr, [obj] + attr.split('.'))
+
+
+def _retry(fn, retry_time: typing.Optional[int] = None) -> bool:
+    """Retry a function for a specific amount of time.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the function returns a truthy value, else False
+
+    Arguments:
+        fn (function): Function to retry
+        retry_time: Number of seconds to retry. If not specified,
+            Stere.retry_time will be used.
+
+    """
+    retry_time = retry_time or Stere.retry_time
+    end_time = time.time() + retry_time
+
+    while time.time() < end_time:
+        if fn():
+            return True
+    return False
diff --git a/tests/splinter/test_field.py b/tests/splinter/test_field.py
index ab8d15e3..4e2ace38 100644
--- a/tests/splinter/test_field.py
+++ b/tests/splinter/test_field.py
@@ -6,35 +6,35 @@
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.remote_connection import LOGGER
 
 from stere.fields import Field
-from stere.fields.field import _try_until_timeout
+from stere.utils import _retry
 
 LOGGER.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 
-def test_try_until_timeout():
-    """When I call _try_until_timeout
+def test_retry():
+    """When I call _retry
     Then a function is called until it returns a True value
     """
     now = time.time()
 
-    result = _try_until_timeout(
-        func=lambda: True if time.time() >= (now + 6) else False,
-        wait_time=8,
+    result = _retry(
+        lambda: True if time.time() >= (now + 6) else False,
+        retry_time=8,
     )
 
     assert result
 
 
-def test_try_until_timeout_fails():
-    """When I call _try_until_timeout
+def test_retry_fails():
+    """When I call _retry
     And the timeout is hit
     Then it returns False
     """
     now = time.time()
 
-    result = _try_until_timeout(
-        func=lambda: True if time.time() == (now + 6) else False,
-        wait_time=4,
+    result = _retry(
+        lambda: True if time.time() == (now + 6) else False,
+        retry_time=4,
     )
 
     assert not result
diff --git a/tests/splinter/test_repeating.py b/tests/splinter/test_repeating.py
index f040f266..b3ca4756 100644
--- a/tests/splinter/test_repeating.py
+++ b/tests/splinter/test_repeating.py
@@ -60,3 +60,10 @@ def test_all_roots_not_found(test_page):
             'Could not find any RepeatingArea using the root: '
             '.repeatingRepeating',
         )
+
+
+def test_has_children(test_page):
+    test_page.navigate()
+
+    r = test_page.repeating
+    assert r.has_children()