Across
- 2. areas
- 6. involves growth of the body and the development of both large and small motor skills
- 7. a change in size or in quantity
- 8. a society that sees a child as important, cares about their well-being, and works to meet their needs
- 11. concerns interactions with people and social groups, disposition, and emotions
- 13. scientific study of children from conception to adolescence
- 14. all traits that are passed to a child from a blood relative
- 17. people who actively support a cause
- 18. the gradual process through which babies become adults
- 19. situations that cause worry and anxiety
- 20. when a child performs like a younger child
Down
- 1. rank order
- 3. typical time when a developmental milestone occurs
- 4. a child's desire to achieve
- 5. all the conditions and situations that surround and affect a child
- 7. sections of the DNA molecule found in a person's cells that determine his or her individual traits
- 9. includes how people learn, what people learn, and how people express what they know through language
- 10. the study of the factors involved in the passing of traits in living beings from one generation to the next
- 12. the greatest amount or level possible
- 15. optimal time when a person can learn a new task
- 16. show to be wrong or false
