Across
- 6. children ages three to five
- 7. growth in the two related areas of social and emotional skills
- 10. development proceeds from the center of the body outward
- 13. the processes people use to gain knowledge
- 14. the sequence of biological changes in children, which is based on their genetics
- 16. involves improvement of skills using the large muscles in the legs and arms
- 17. involves the small muscles of the hands and fingers
Down
- 1. all of the interactions, experiences, and events that influence a child's development
- 2. development tends to proceed from the head downward
- 3. children between the ages of six and twelve
- 4. physical body changes
- 5. change or growth that occurs in children
- 8. a steroid hormone that is produced when the body is under stress
- 9. specific span of time for the normal development of certain types of skills
- 11. birth through the first year
- 12. characteristics a child inherits genetically from parents
- 15. ability of an infant's brain to change according to stimulation