Infant Physical Development

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Across
  1. 2. Infant bottles and other plasticware used for infants and small children should be marked ______ free because the FDA has expressed concern for the potential effects of this chemical.
  2. 4. The timing of reaching milestones may be different for children but the _________ is always the same.
  3. 6. As part of the _________ phase of cephalocaudal development, infants are gaining strength in their neck muscles and learning how to hold their heads up.
  4. 7. In order for a baby to be able to sit and roll over they must be able to control their ______.
  5. 8. First foods are offered to the infant for several consecutive days to make sure the infant does not have an ________ reaction to the food.
  6. 9. The ability to crawl is a _______ motor skill that is a developmental milestone for an infant.
  7. 11. Being able to pick up an object between the thumb and forefinger is also known as the ________ grasp.
  8. 13. Learning to pick up an object like a cheerio is an example of a ____________ motor skill.
  9. 15. Many bones in an infant are ___________ and later become hard.
  10. 16. The cephalocaudal pattern of development means an infant develops from head to ________.
  11. 18. Babies will respond to a caregiver’s ______ more than the words he or she is hearing, for example: angry ______ = anxious baby.
  12. 19. The two bottom middle teeth are usually the ______ to come in.
  13. 20. Using hands and knees to move along the floor. _____________
Down
  1. 1. When it comes to grasping, the raking hand grasp is more advanced than the _______ reflex, but not as developed as the pincer grasp
  2. 3. The proximodistal patten of development refers to infant development that is from the ________ to the extremities.
  3. 5. The process by which a baby starts to accept food from another source other than bottle or breast.
  4. 6. This sense is used early on (within 10 days) by babies in order to recognize their mother.
  5. 10. Babies have a preference for this flavor. _______
  6. 11. Depth __________ is the ability to see objects that are 3 dimensional.
  7. 12. Infants _________ their birth weight by 6 months.
  8. 14. If the infant is showing steady weight gain, he or she is considered to be _________.
  9. 17. Using tables or other objects to help support while learning to walk. ____________