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𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 → 𝟭𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆? 🦋❤️🦋❤️

From that first social smile and learning to hold up their head…
to sitting, standing and those first little steps…
to running, jumping, talking, playing, dressing, writing, making friends and eventually navigating the growing independence of the school years.

Child development is so much bigger than “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬?”

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
🧠 Learning & thinking
🗣️ Language & communication
🏃 Gross motor skills
✋ Fine motor skills
💛 Social & emotional development
👕 Independence & everyday activities

So we've put together a quick Developmental Milestone Timeline Guide from infancy all the way to age 12.

But there's something important we want every parent to remember: 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀.

There is natural variation between children, and one later-emerging skill doesn't automatically mean something is wrong. What matters is looking at your child's development as a whole and over time. And if your child loses a skill they previously had, is missing several expected skills, or you simply feel concerned about their development, don't be afraid to ask. You don't have to wait for a problem to become “big enough” before seeking professional advice. 💙

𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨. 📌

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯�

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 | 𝗘𝗽. 𝟴: 𝗖𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹… 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲? 🦋❤️🦋❤️

Your toddler gets up during dinner. Runs around the room. Climbs the furniture. Wiggles through story time.

Before worrying that they “can’t concentrate,” remember: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲. 🏃‍♀️

𝗦𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝘀𝗸:
✨ Can they settle enough to participate in an activity they enjoy?
✨ Can they engage in everyday routines with appropriate support?
✨ Can they transition between active and calmer activities?
✨ Are these abilities gradually improving as they grow?

Active doesn't automatically mean dysregulated. And dysregulated doesn't automatically mean ADHD.

What matters is whether your child's regulation is consistently interfering with their ability to play, learn, eat, sleep or participate in everyday life.

If it is, a developmental professional can help you understand what may be happening beneath the behaviour.

💡 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲.

Have a milestone you’d like us to cover next? Let us know in the comments!

𝗧𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁:
https://wa.me/message/GXB3GQ2ASVIEP1

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱… 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻 🦋❤️🦋❤️

When we first met Little R in February 2025, he was 3 years old and had been diagnosed with agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC).

At the time, standing independently was still a big goal.

After joining our Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) programme, his sessions focused on building the postural control, balance and movement skills needed to work towards greater independence.

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲… 𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙋𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙋𝙎 💙

From the little boy we met who needed support to stand, to watching him find his balance and take steps into the world on his own-- what a privilege it has been to witness just how far he has come. Behind those few seconds of independent walking are months of practice, an incredibly dedicated family, Little R's own determination, and a team that kept believing in his potential.

Keep going, Little R. We can't wait to see where those little feet take you next.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥'𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺.

📩 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹:
https://wa.me/message/GXB3GQ2ASVIEP1

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! 🦋❤️🦋❤️
Every child deserves to experience the joy of play—running, jumping, catching, and kicking. But for children with physical or developmental challenges, playground skills don’t always come naturally. That’s where our Sports for the Special Child Programme comes in.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀! By making movement fun and engaging, we help children 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱.

𝗧𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁:
https://wa.me/message/GXB3GQ2ASVIEP1

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘅: 𝟴 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 🦋❤️🦋❤️

We talk a lot about the therapies and exercises we use at WINGS-- but behind those is also a pretty incredible toolkit.

Some help therapists create new movement challenges. Some provide additional support while a child practises a skill. Others introduce sensory or neuromuscular input, assist with gait training, or help turn emerging abilities into something functional-- and fun!

But here's the most important part:
The tool isn't the intervention and should never be treated as such.

No piece of equipment works in isolation. What matters is how the 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 is selected, adapted and integrated according to each child's abilities, needs and goals.

𝗧𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁:
https://wa.me/message/GXB3GQ2ASVIEP1

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀 | 𝗘𝗽. 𝟳: 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴… 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘆? 🦋❤️🦋❤️

Falls are part of learning. A toddler who has only recently started walking is supposed to wobble, stumble and occasionally land on their bottom.

𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙'𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚:
- 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀: Most children are walking independently.
- 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: Running begins to emerge, alongside kicking a ball and navigating stairs with support.
- 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮½ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: Many children can jump with both feet off the ground.
- 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: Walking and running generally become smoother and more coordinated.

These are developmental guides, not deadlines. Children develop at different rates.

What we're really looking for is progression: 𝘐𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦?

It may be worth speaking to a professional if frequent falling occurs alongside persistent difficulties with balance, walking or running, stairs or other age-appropriate motor skills; an unusual walking pattern; or if your child doesn't seem to be getting progressively steadier.

🚩 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀�

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙙𝙙𝙨 𝙊𝙛 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 🦋❤️🦋❤️

Hailing all the way from Thailand, Baby A first came to WINGS in October 2025 at just 2 years old. Diagnosed with the rare genetic condition AADC Deficiency, he was unable to crawl and required support to maintain sitting.

After assessing his individual needs and goals, our team developed a programme incorporating Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) and Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT).

From needing support to sit, to crawling, transitioning and working towards independent standing-- every new skill represents months of determination, repetition and incredibly hard work from this little one. 💪

For children living with rare and complex conditions, progress may look different for every child. At WINGS, our goal is to meet each child where they are and continually adapt their programme as their abilities, and possibilities, grow.

With the right support, courage and opportunities to learn, incredible things can happen. 🦋

Keep going, Baby A. We can't wait to see where your journey takes you next. ❤️

📩 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹:
https://wa.me/message/GXB3GQ2ASVIEP1