T.G.
With both boys I tried all the usual suggestions...reward charts, positive reinforcement, peer "pressure" etc. I let them take their time and rarely nagged them. Still, at 3 1/2 years they were not consistently using the potty. So, I tried what many had suggested, to put them solely in underwear during the day. Because I worked, I decided that this could only be done during vacation time at home. My first child was stubborn. He snuck off in his room and pooped in his pants. It was not fun to clean up and required a lot of patience. After a week, he was getting tired of the routine. With the second child it took about a day. He hated the mess.