{"id":1891,"date":"2022-09-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ccf-temp\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2023-07-06T21:26:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:26:38","slug":"opportunities-for-learning-and-social-interaction-in-infant-sitting-effects-of-sitting-support-sitting-skill-and-gross-motor-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ccf\/2022\/09\/01\/opportunities-for-learning-and-social-interaction-in-infant-sitting-effects-of-sitting-support-sitting-skill-and-gross-motor-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunities for learning and social interaction in infant sitting: Effects of sitting support, sitting skill, and gross motor delay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ccf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-1-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ccf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-1-1920x1080.png 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ccf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-1-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ccf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2023\/07\/Copy-of-Untitled-1-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Opportunities for learning and social interaction in infant sitting: Effects of sitting support, sitting skill, and gross motor delay<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The development of independent sitting changes everyday opportunities for learning and has cascading effects on cognitive and language development. Prior to independent sitting, infants experience the sitting position with physical support from caregivers. Why does supported sitting not provide the same input for learning that is experienced in independent sitting? This question is especially relevant for infants with gross motor delay, who require support in sitting for many months after typically developing infants sit independently. \n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Kari Kretch and Stacey Dusing<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">September 1, 2022<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default 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