If your baby:

• Is starting to roll into their side and push up
• Looks like they almost get to sitting but can't finish
• Gets "stuck" halfway between positions
• Falls into sitting instead of arriving with control

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Or...

• Is not yet attempting to move into sitting
• Seems disconnected between upper and lower body
• Moves in pieces instead of as one system

You're in the right place!

This is not a random movement. 

Your baby is:

• Learning to rotate through the trunk
• Shifting weight intentionally to create lift
• Sequencing movement from floor to upright
• Organizing movement across planes (not just up/down)
• Beginning to control how they enter a position

This is the first true transitional system.

If this stage is clear:

• Sitting becomes natural
• Transitions become smooth
• Crawling develops with coordination
• Movement becomes fluid and connected 

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If this stage is missed or unclear:

• Sitting is placed, not organized
• Movement becomes segmented
• Transitions break down
• Crawling lacks integration

Everything in Stage 4 depends on this.

• "They just need to get stronger."
• "They'll figure it out if we sit them up."

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Understand that...

• This is not strength
• This is not a position

This is a transition. 

Sitting must be arrived at - not placed