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