key terms

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