How can you encourage your baby to sit up

　
　　You can help your baby learn to sit by encouraging her to play lying on her tummy as much as possible. Try to get her to her to look up, by using colourful and noisy toys, or by pulling funny faces and making sounds (CSP 2003, RFHT 2008).
　　Encouraging her to look up will help strengthen her head, shoulder, neck and back muscles. Strengthening these muscles will help her to develop the head control she needs for sitting up (CSP 2003, FSID 2006, Kuo et al 2008, Ma 2009, RFHNT 2008).

　　Once your baby can sit fairly well, put toys and other fun objects just out of her reach. They will hold her attention as she learns to balance herself with her arms.
　　As always, and especially when she's just learning to sit, be sure to stay close to your baby in case she falls.