[indeed-social-media sm_list=’fb,tw,goo,li,pt,email’ sm_template=’ism_template_3′ sm_list_align=’horizontal’ sm_display_counts=’false’ sm_display_full_name=’false’ box_align=’center’ tc_theme=’dark’ ]<\/span><\/p>\n Arguably, one of the most challenging aspects of parenting is considered by many parents to be the era of potty training. It\u2019s filled with lots of extra messes and amounts to more loads of laundry. But it\u2019s quite liberating when you can say so long to the days of diapers.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a wee one at home and are wondering how to know when to start potty training<\/a>, you need to keep a watchful eye for the 5 major signs of potty training readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n There are a few things to lookout for when trying to decide if your child is ready to begin the process of potty training. You don\u2019t have to answer \u201cyes\u201d to all of these signs of potty training readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n But if most of your answers are affirmative, then it\u2019s probably a good time to make the transition from diapers to toilet.<\/span><\/p>\n #1. Does your child tell you when she has to go or has already gone in her diaper?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n If so, your child is becoming very aware of her bowel movements. You can try to get her to go on the potty if she\u2019s showing other signs of readiness. However, it\u2019s best when she begins to tell you before she actually soils her diaper. In this way you know she is really ready.<\/span><\/p>\n #2. Are your child\u2019s bowel movements predictable?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n If every morning, 10 minutes after waking up, your child soils her diaper, she is more and more ready to try being set upon the toilet at the same time each day.<\/span><\/p>\n #3. Does your child follow you to the bathroom?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You might not like going with a captive audience around, but your child simply wants to copy your behavior. If she\u2019s doing this, she\u2019s curious about using the toilet. Use it as a teachable moment to explain what you\u2019re doing with each step so that once you get her started on the potty, it will be familiar to her.<\/span><\/p>\n #4. Is your child staying drier for longer?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n When your child can go longer stretches without wetting her diaper, it\u2019s a good bet that\u2019s she\u2019s becoming ready to potty train.<\/span><\/p>\n #5. Does your child become upset by a dirty diaper?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n If your child comes up to you in an agitated manner about her diaper being dirty and wants you to change it, she\u2019s ready to begin the process of potty training<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n