Sitting Milestones

Question 1

1/2 months

Answer 1

supported sitting: briefly lifts head, maintains head in midline briefly

Question 2

2/3 months

Answer 2

sitting with propped arms forward

Question 3

4 months

Answer 3

pull to sit with no head lag, active chin tuck

Question 4

6 months

Answer 4

protective extension forward

Question 5

6/7 months

Answer 5

unsustained sitting (can’t maintain position)

Question 6

7 months

Answer 6

lateral protective extension

Question 7

8 months

Answer 7

weight shift in unsustained sitting, transitions from sitting to quadruped, side sits, kneeling (tall kneeling)

Question 8

9 months

Answer 8

sitting with arm support, can play with toy, be left alone in sitting

Question 9

11/12 months

Answer 9

reaching and rotation in sitting, moves from sitting to prone, moves from sitting to 4 point kneeling

Question 10

10 months

Answer 10

posterior protective extension