Early Childhood Vocabulary Crossword

Gradual increase in physical size of child
Damage to an infant's brain from fast and forceful shaking
Maslow's theory comprising a five tier model of the human needs
A theorist who proposes a psychosocial development theory stating that people go through a series of 8 stages
mental representations or concepts created when children receive new information
Refers to processes people use to gain knowledge, like language, thought, reasoning, and imagination are all included
Behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop, like rolling over and crawling
Includes all of the interactions, experiences, and events that influence a child’s development.
Proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation, focusing on human development
Refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are, including our early childhood experiences, how we were raised, our social relationships, and our surrounding culture
Skills using large muscles in legs and arm
When a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child
Refers to change or growth that occurs in children, starting with infancy and continues to adulthood
Refers to physical body changes. It occurs in a relatively stable, predictable sequence. It is orderly, not random.
What we think of as pre-wiring and is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors
Involves the small muscles of the hands and fingers, like grasping, holding, or cutting
Refers to the characteristics a child inherits genetically from parents, determines when a child’s brain and senses will be mature enough to learn certain skills.
The ability of an infant’s brain to change according to stimulation.
The tasks children cannot accomplish alone, achieved with guidance and encouragement from another knowledgeable peer or adult.
is when a parent or caregiver does not give the care, supervision, affection and support needed for a child’s health, safety and well-being.