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