Physical Development of Toddlers Key Terms

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