When I was little, I used one of those that sat on the floor. It was great! Bright and colorful and child friendly. I had no issue moving to a big toilet. Mom said, “okay,. You’re not using that anymore.” and I said “okay.” Wasn’t a problem at all. Getting rid of the potty was another story even though I didn’t use it anymore lol

I had all of my vision when I was potty training and was terrified of sitting on the toilet ... I was sure that I would fall in and get flushed into the pipes ... To didn't help that when I did finally try, I actually did fall in and was stuck with my arms and legs sticking out (now that I am an adult I am chuckling to myself about it) ... But my parents showed me how to safely sit on the toilet (tried different ways with the lid down) It seem like your child may have the same fear? Work with them to try to see what and why they may be afraid of about the toilet, and work on ways to conquer the fear, don't necessarily focus on the training as much as becoming comfortable with the toilet.

My own child started with an insert that made noise ... He was afraid of the noise it made 🙁... Once we disabled the noise and showed him he was safe and wouldn't let him fall in, he potty trained really fast.

Have her explore the toilet, so maybe get one of those child-ones so it’s more hygienic. That might help.

It might also help to sing with her, provide a sensory brush, play music, etc. while she’s toileting so it provides a more positive experience for her.

Out of curiosity, do her feet touch the ground when she’s toileting? The fear could be resonating from that.

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Maybe try to find one of these. Pitch starts at about 30 seconds. At the very least, you'll get a good chuckle out of the video.

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It could help to create a positive experience without trying to use the bathroom. First it should just be around the toilet and graduate to bigger steps such as moving the lid up and down. Then sitting on it for a second. Then sitting on it for a few seconds. Adding stories and songs about the bathroom, interactive activities or rewards to help create a good experience with each step of exposure.

My daughter is 4.5 and still working on potty training. We use a little potty that sits on the floor. It helps with her being able to access the potty all by herself and feeling stable. Getting up on the big potty is too difficult right now for her, so we use the little potty.


How is it going now?

I don’t know if any of these problems are actually blindness related or just regular issues.

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