Showing posts with label sitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sitting. Show all posts

Current goal: Teaching Sai Kishore to sit independently


I am an INTP. For those of you who do not know what it means you can refer to the picture below for an explanation.


MBTI personality types
16 personality types - MBTI


Being an INTP is tough. Only 3% of the whole world's population is INTP and female INTPs are even rarer. This makes it tough for me to relate with people around me. 

There are lots of advantages being an Introverted intuitive perceiving thinker. For example, INTPs are strong in logic, quick learners, idea generators etc. 

Coming to the drawbacks, INTPs are very curious- curious to the point that they keep on learning new things and forget to perfect what they have learnt. When in one angle it is good not to keep doing the same thing over and over, this constant jumping around results in less productivity.

I have been trying a lot not to do this jumping around when it comes to SK. Most of the times, I start with listing out what I have to do. Then I try to get as much information as possible regarding the to-do list. When scouring for information I find something new and start searching about that and completely forget what I had intended to do. 

In that process, I will have surely learnt something new; but what about my to-do list? I am in such a position where I do not have time to build my knowledge. I have to concentrate more on my to-do list and try to accomplish them step-by-step, one-by-one.

That's why I decided to make a step by step action plan for my to-do list.

So, here comes the first goal... Making SK sit independently.

Step 1: Making him push up on his arms. 

Step 2: Strengthening his core.

Step 3: Getting him to sit when propped 

Step 4: Muscle memory technique to get him to sit up on his own.


I have not set any deadline for this because I do not want to rush my baby to make milestones happen.I just want to help him in the process. 

I had enrolled in the WTD course provided by IAHP that was to happen on June 28th and unfortunately it got postponed to October. I am waiting to attend the course; meanwhile I just cannot keep my baby idle. He demands us to keep him entertained. So , I decided to take things into my hands. I will keep doing things in my way until I attend the course and get an action plan to work on. 

The above 4-step technique is my husband's idea and yes , he is an INTP too. 

Do you know what personality type you are?  If not you could find out yours here: http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

There are many other websites out there that provide the same test. Feel free to cross check your results with a few more websites before coming to a conclusion about your MBTI personality.

An attempt at making him sit with minimal support

June 6 , 2015

Age: 9.5 months

Sai Kishore is not yet able to sit up on his own. He can sit unsupported for approximately 45 seconds if placed in the sitting position.

Aim: To make him sit with minimal support

Technique: Using a foam roller.


1. Placed his left arm over the roller and made him sit with a little support from the roller


Making Sai Kishore sit using foam roller - step 1





2. He looked comfortable...

Making Sai Kishore sit using foam roller- step 2



3. Oops! The moment he took his hand off the roller he lost balance and fell on the bed.

Sai lost balance and fell down !