key terms
Across
- 3. an act of taking, holding, or seizing firmly with the hand
- 6. the body mass of a child at each doctor’s visit when being weighed; can be measured in ounces and pounds, or grams and kilograms
- 7. Piaget: the creator of a cognitive development theory that suggests children move through four different stages of mental development
- 9. increases in height and weight
- 11. a part considered in comparative relation to a whole
- 12. the measurement from base to top or from head to foot
Down
- 1. care: basic nutrition, hydration, and the providing of routine care for a child
- 2. muscle: the muscles in the bowel and bladder that regulate elimination
- 3. providing advice to solve a problem so children can learn from their mistake
- 4. practices to preserve health, such as, bathing, brushing teeth, and washing hair
- 5. a significant stage in life that influences the progress of a person
- 8. the way in which the body is positioned when sitting or standing
- 10. a young child between one and three years old