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Topic 4: Becoming Independent

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Across
1. to support a child to ______ from his family
(separate)
4. independence starts ____ in life (early)
6. Children who are given ________ and real
opportunities to take responsibility for their
actions (choices)
11. explores _____ ________ in which how
young kids can upgrade themselves (self
improvement)
12. Having a prepared _________ , children
need to be supported and trusted to use it
(environment)
Down
1. become _____- _____ in personal care (self-
sufficient)
2. moving and explore into the room with other
children, saying goodbye, allow adequate time for
the child to settle down (trying to let go)
3. A child needs to recognise and feel reassured by
elements of the familiar (being uncertain)
5. priority is for a child to _______ for himself /
herself (think)
7. ______ parents’ single-minded focus is to keep
their children safe, physically, emotionally and show
guarding behaviour (overprotective)
8. ______ and functionally independent assists
children to feel more in control of their own lives and
gives them self-respe (physically)
9. A baby crawls away from the caregiver, but turns
back just to check that the caregiver is still there
(taking hold)
10. adults are there as a resource to support them;
their confidence as ______ makers is strengthened
(decision)