Milestones are just a guide to what most children can do at certain ages.

Your child might do some things earlier and others later, and that’s OK, it’s part of their own way of growing.

If you're worried about your child not reaching some of the milestones, you can ask your health visitor or doctor for advice. 

Solihull Approach – Developmental and emotional milestones

Children have big feelings, but they sometimes struggle to express them. 

The link below offers information for you to help manage your child's emotions and support behaviour.

Useful resources

• Help your toddler manage their emotions - Start for Life
• Child behaviour and mental wellbeing advice for parents
• Supporting positive behaviour
• Routines and boundaries
• Dealing with child behaviour problems - NHS
• Behaviour - NHS

Baby movement and playtime is an important part of their day. Take a look at some tips and ideas here: Baby moves - Start for Life

Playtime activities with your child helps you to build a strong and connected relationship with them as well as being important for their emotional and physical development.

Useful resources

Have a look at these ideas for activities you can do with your baby or child:

• Playtime activities and bonding with your toddler - Start for Life
• Tiny Happy People - The importance of play
• Tiny Happy People - Tips and Advice Getting Outdoors
• Tiny Happy People - Activities
• Play and learning - NHS
• How to keep your baby or toddler active - NHS

Babies and children develop at different paces but there are certain things you can do to support their speech and language. 

You can find out more here: Speech and language

Useful resources

The NHS has resources to help with your child's speech development up to 5 years old.

• Learning to talk 0 to 6 months - NHS
• Learning to talk 1 to 2 years - NHS
• Learning to talk 2 to 3 years - NHS
• Learning to talk 3 to 5 years - NHS
• Help your baby learn to talk - NHS
• Tiny Happy People - Tips and advice for children's speech and language