Traning pants are heavy
cotton underwear for children to wear while they
potty train.
They have thick cotton padding in the areas where
pee may occur so that if there is an
accident, most gets absorbed by the garment instead of the
floor.
Though many of the
diaper companies such as
Pampers and
Huggies have introduced disposable training pants or "
Pullups" to the market, many
parents and
teachers agree that the traditional cotton works better. Disposables draw moisture away from children's skin like a diaper, often the child has no idea they have had an accident. Cotton pants get wet and
uncomfortable so there is
negative reinforcement and the child learns to use the potty (or at least take off the pants before peeing in the corner).
It is a
myth that training pants are worn during any sort of training for
technical certifications such as
Oracle and
Microsoft.
Dockers are not training pants.
They are also not good enough for ballet lessons.