Why Are Some Children Mildly 'twitchy' ...?

[joko]

i dont mean like toddlers etc, i mean like say 8-12 year olds.

not twitchy as in having an actual twitch or as though they are on drugs or something, but sort of as though they can't quite keep still, and they body makes little unnecessary movements all the time

is there a reason for this? or is it just one of those things?
does it mean something for them in later life?

no particular reason for this question - just curious really.

i met daniel radcliffe when he was about 11, and he was quite twitchy - and i have noticed he continued to be for many films later

thanks

[bunkmoreland]

don't know about other folks,but,Daniel always seems to be a bit hyper and very honest and friendly in his interviews:-) Possibly a bit hyper active?

[jennyjoan]

too much of this IPAD nonsense - no engagement with factual/facial contact - worse things that ever came out of this century.

[joko]

its got nothing to do with ipads! this is not a new thing!

[ummmm]

Very few children a stuck in front of computers and lack interaction.

Maybe a bit shy, Joko, so are a bit nervous.

[1ozzy]

Because they are full of energy and raring to do something?

Remember energy? That "feeling" that made people do impulsive things when they were young.

I remember it!!!

[ummmm]

You've probably got it right, Ozzy. I clearly remember my mum often saying to me "stop fidgeting!"

[1ozzy]

Ummmm, my twenty year old son sits next to me at the dining table and more often than not I put my hand on his knee and say " Still boy, you're going to vibrate the plates off the table at this rate"

I also have trouble sitting still for too long, probably because the "old age" aches set in ;-)