Normal Milestones In Child Development

0-1 months

Capable of babbling at parents and other familiar figures

Often seen speaking to a presence invisible

Vocalizations come from someplace deeper and more primal than the throat

Caul of silk appears around the face

Soul impermanence

1-3 months

Begins holding grudges and crafting crude effigies

Sudden changes in breathing

Minor shapeshifting

Laughs at the tragically comic

Skin very hot, too hot

4-6 months

Hides in chimney for upwards of 2-3 weeks at a time

Witch hands

Discontented and wearisome; groans a heavy groan and sighs a heavy sign

Shadow doubles may appear

Time abyss

Feathers in lungs

Ceases to experience delight

Begins propping self up on elbows and handling small knives

6 months-1 year

All clocks stop when child enters a room

Speaks backwards

Moon allergy

Heart often vanishes

Hair takes on shape of Witch’s Ladder

Can’t touch iron

Everything hurts

Demonstrates independence by starting quarrels with the Cunning Folk

Appearance of Vengeance Limbs

1 year-18 months

First appearance of blood teeth

Imagination becomes real

Eyes no longer close

Magic transitions from white to “grey”

Can no longer be bound by cords or knots

Dwells in the dirt

Raccoon hands

Haunted by Memory Twin

Can draw simple shapes, then jump through them into strange worlds beyond

Gains ability to cross running water

18 months-3 years

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