Busy ...... I know others disagree with me on this but once the child understands when they need to go potty and they can tell you that they need to go, I then use rewards and deterrents. When they are able to announce they have to go but choose to go in their pants I feel they are using this as a control tactict. so I explain to the child that they have underwear on and they need to tell me when they have to use the potty because going in their pants is not allowed, and when they pee/poop in the potty they get a sticker, but if they go in their pants they go to the naughty spot. It only takes a few times before they get it. You see getting a sticker or a box of raisins or a cracker looses it's oomph very quickly but no kid wants to sit on the naughty spot. Sometimes the reward is not enough and therefore you have to use a deterrent. Every kid is different and fir some the sticker is enough but for some kids it's not. Of course the child has to know when they need to go and has to be able to tell you otherwise this doesn't work. For this child you are talking about I would wait till maybe the new year and start then. Is she potty training at home? If not then maybe suggest over the Xmas holidays when they are home for some extra days they get started and then you can work on it as well because if they are not then you are really just wasting your time because she needs the consistency.