B.X.
Well, I have a little girl, (3 yrs old) so I'm not sure about the "comfort" issues previously mentioned. DD still wants to take off her pants and undies when she goes at home, but will leave them on if I put her on the "big potty" and she knows we're getting ready to leave or if we're in a public restroom. (I hold her above the potty to go in the public potty) We just had to get stern with her and tell her she COULD NOT take off her pants/panties. She cried, of course, and still will at times, but she gets over it. Of course, she was already potty trained by the time we worried about whether she kept her pants on or not. I don't know what the answer is for you, but we were very stern and simply would not let her take the clothes off.