Baby Not Sitting

Many babies begin sitting independently during the second half of their first year.

Before sitting independently, babies are typically developing head control, bringing their hands together, reaching for toys, rolling, pushing up through their arms, and learning to balance their body in different positions.

If your baby struggles to sit, collapses frequently, avoids weight bearing through their arms or trunk, or is not progressing toward independent sitting, physiotherapy assessment may be helpful.

Assessment can help determine whether your baby simply needs more opportunity and practice, or whether there are underlying factors affecting motor development.

Children develop at different rates, and not every child who reaches a milestone later than expected has a developmental delay. A physiotherapy assessment can help provide clarity and reassurance. At Lumi Kids, this may include the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), a standardised assessment that helps identify whether a child's motor development is tracking as expected for their age.