Infant Development Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. three words, the coordination of small muscles, such as those in the fingers and toes
  2. 5. the process of the teeth coming through the gums
  3. 6. three words, the coordination of large muscles, such as those in the arms and legs
  4. 7. two words, use of the acronym PURPLE, which represents Peak of crying, Unexpected, Resists soothing, Pain-like face, Long lasting, and Evening, to describe a phase of uncontrollable infant crying (PURPLE handout from Rocky Hill Pediatrics)
  5. 11. State of the body and mind while everything is relaxed
  6. 15. refers to the development of an infant, wherein the development takes place at the top of the body and then gradually throughout the infant’s body
  7. 16. Putting clothes on
  8. 18. when infants start to consume foods other than their mother’s milk
  9. 19. when children learn to move their heads, trunks, arms, and legs before learning to move their hands and feet
Down
  1. 1. two words, the growth in the ability to use their minds and body
  2. 2. To grasp or carry
  3. 3. Two words, what you take your baby to th make sure baby is healthy
  4. 8. doing something with your child, interacting or ________
  5. 9. the process by which an infant is fed human milk from a woman’s breast or the milk pumped through a breast milk pumping machine and placed into a bottle and then fed to the infant
  6. 10. when the body builds up an ability to fight off infections and diseases through vaccines or other exposure methods
  7. 12. (SIDS)four words,the sudden death of a baby younger than one year old where the cause cannot be explained
  8. 13. two words, when a tooth or multiple teeth decay and create cavities caused by bacteria built up from sugary liquids that come from some milks and other beverages
  9. 14. three words when the infant’s brain is severely injured due to being shaken
  10. 17. _______ is important because everyone want their child to live in ________ and be ok