IPhone will not sync over wifi, iPod & iPad will

I just got the iPhone 5s, and I can't seem to sync over wifi. I can sync with my iPad and iPod over wifi, so I think my network isn't the problem. Everytime I plug my iPhone in to my MacBook, the sync over wifi option box is not ticked, I tick it and sync, but the computer never seems to see the iphone, and when I plug the iPhone in the next time, the option box for wifi sync is un-ticked.
I'm running a late 2008 MacBook (the last of the old black ones), with OSX 10.7.5, and iTunes 11.1.4. All of my i-devices are running iOS 7.0.4.
Any help with this would be very much appreciated, this issue has really been irking me.

Hi W14x26!
I have an article for you that will help you troubleshoot this issue with your Wi-Fi syncing:
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4062
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

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