''Flitting'' in nursery school children

Summary This study is concerned with the social and cognitive behaviour of 4-year-old children in nursery school who exhibit frequent change of activity. Using observational methods supported by data from intelligence and language tests, the high flitters, the majority of whom were boys, received less adult attention, preferred the company of one other child, and performed less well intellectually. The role of adults in identifying and handling these children is briefly referred to.