My daughter learned how to use the potty a few months ago when she was 2.5 years old.  I tried the 3 day potty training method when she was 25 or 26 months and it was a disaster.  She became afraid of the potty, so I stopped the training.  I decided to continue putting underwear on her when at home though instead of switching back to cloth diapers full-time.  I kept a potty in the rooms where she spent most of her time and would sometimes suggest to her to sit on the potty and make “pee-pee”.  One day, she started feeling a bit uncomfortable whenever she peed in her underwear.  Within a couple of days, she decided to use the potty (when she was running around without underwear) and after that she started going to the potty a million times a day just so that she could take it to the bathroom and flush it :D  So, in the end she learned how to use the potty almost completely by herself.

Now, the problem is that she takes of her socks, pants and underwear EVERY time she needs to go to the potty.  When she’s done, she does not put them back on.  This has gone on for months now.  Since I have a newborn as well, I am slowly getting tired of making sure my 3-year-old has her clothes on.  Do you have any suggestions how to teach a stubborn toddler to pull down her pants and underwear when she needs to go potty without taking them off completely?  I’ve tried it once and it ended with a small meltdown :D