Oh yes, we do that with the 4 year old. He likes to go with my husband to pick up our older son from school, and if he's refusing to put on his shoes, we usually tell him that he can just stay home. They usually has him moving. If we are already running a bit behind, however, it's sometimes easier just to slip them on for him. I know it's bad though...something we are trying to move away from more and more!