Training pants

A training pant is an aid for toilet training, which is much like a traditional disposable diaper.

Commonly used features

These are features that are commonly used in toilet training pants.

Flexible sides

Many toilet training pants use flexible sides for the wearer to easily pull them off and on like normal underwear. This is to increase independence, make training easier, and are designed to be child-friendly, as well as to make them designed like normal underwear, unlike most traditional diapers in which the diaper is fastened by cheap velcro straps which are unadjustable. Also unlike normal diapers, the sides are sold already fastened with the goal of enabling wearers to put them on independently.

Some brands include strong velcro on the sides, the goal being to keep the sides in place while enabling the parent to remove the pants if necessary. Conversely, the sides may be more vulnerable to breaking and are liable to lose the psychological benefit of moving away from diapers.