An investigation was undertaken with a view to identify the developmental deficiencies in boys and girls with reference to social skill development and to study the impact of intervention programme on skill development. A total of 2000 children in the age group of 3–5 years were selected along with their mothers in each state. These children were subjected to age appropriate Winland Behaviour Scale for assessment of their skills. The mean values of social skills for boys was significantly higher than the mean that girls in the age group of 2.0 to 5.0 years. Thus overall mean revealed that the boys were better than the girls in different age groups for social sub-domain of socio-emotional competence of the children which may be attributed to comparatively better interactions parents or care givers towards boys.
