Child and Development Crossword

refers to specific body changes and increases in the child’s size, such as a child’s height, weight, head circumference and body mass index. These size changes can usually be easily measured.
typically refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated. Development usually involves a progression along a continuous pathway on which the child acquires more refined knowledge, behaviors, and skills. The sequence is basically the same for all children, however, the rate varies.
is a set of facts or principles analyzed in relation to one another and used to explain phenomena.
is a fact or behavior that can be observed
has five levels, is pictured as a pyramid, and goes from bottom (human need number 1) to top (human need number 5).
shelter to protect, water to drink, food to eat, clothes to wear
safety, security, and stability
belonging, love and attention, and acceptance
adequacy, confidence, importance
fulfill one's life with purpose and meaning, being all that one is able to be
developed eight psychosocial stages through which humans develop during their lifetimes.
His theory was based on the concept of cognitive structures.
Children learn through sensory perception and motor activity.
Children are bound by what they experience directly and not by what they think. Children begin to use symbols (one thing that represents another). For example, using sand to make a cake.
Children become more rational in their thinking. For example, realizing that Santa Claus probably doesn't exist.
The final stage of cognitive development, in which thinking becomes very abstract. Children think beyond the present and think about ideal situations.
developed the social development theory of learning. theorized that social and cultural interactions are the primary sources of learning and behavior.
believed that children should be able to work independently in a clean, beautiful, and organized environment filled with child-sized materials, and caregivers who help children understand order and responsibility.
This exercise helps improve blood flow to the brain to “switch on” the entire brain before learning begins. The increased blood flow helps improve concentration skills required for learning.
is the passing down of genetic characteristics from parents to their children. It influences a child through the inheritance of physical characteristics and temperament from birth parents at the time of conception.