Across
- 2. Feelings of dislike or even hatred for another person
- 5. Ability to control when and how emotions are expressed
- 7. Ratio of weight to height, calculated by dividing a person's body weight in pounds by the square of his or her height in inches
- 10. Understanding emotions and concerns of another person, especially when they differ from one's own
- 12. potential to learn something
- 13. Young children's tendency to think about the world entirely from their own personal perspective
- 15. Ability to use words and devices to communicate in various contexts
Down
- 1. a fatty coating on the axons that speeds signals between neurons
- 3. Children attempt to explain everything they see and hear.
- 4. Any of several disorders characterized by poor social understanding, impaired language, and unusual patterns of play
- 6. Capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress
- 8. care from someone else
- 9. Unusual difficulty with reading; thought to be the result of some neurological underdevelopment
- 11. Often impairs children’s academic achievement and psychosocial development for years, even decades
- 14. the most productive and enjoyable activity that children undertake.