I ordered these because the smallest size underwear I could find in stores was 2T, and they were all too big for my son's skinny little hiney. I also liked the idea of a little padding. These turned out to be great!! They fit great & are nice and soft and comfy. My son loves them! The little bit of padding is enough to absorb small accidents from either end. I would highly recommend these for potty training kiddos! I have since found a brand of regular little boys underwear with Lightening McQueen on them, in size 2T that runs a bit smaller than other brands, so they aren't so huge on my skinny little boy, and they are of course more fun to wear :) But my son is still fine wearing these "training pants" too. I say this to point out that even with this little bit of padding, they still feel enough like regular underwear that my son is still fine wearing them, so they aren't something that you'd just purchase for the potty training phase & throw out once your child is potty trained. Even though my son is now pretty much potty trained, he's still fine wearing these underpants.