Initial Position: child lies supine, parallel to your chest, head towards your right* and feet to your left.
Movement: Turn child away from you so that shoulders are perpendicular to the surface, 90 degrees into right sidelying. Giving an upward cue with your
right hand and a downward cue with your left hand, guide the child towards the sitting position and wait. When the child initiates an active response to sit up, move with the child until the child is sitting. Keep the child’s right hip in contact with the table at all times, pivoting over the hip. Repeat both sides.
Outcomes: head control, transition to sitting, unilateral weightbearing