Life skills
We are living in an era, when science and technology
have indeed exploded in to massive endeavor and achievement at a rapid pace. The
new millennium has marked a great transition for the whole mankind and
witnessed greater discoveries and opened new vistas of development in the field
of science and technology.
Life skills are essentially those abilities that
promote mental well-being and competence in young people as they face the
realities of life.
World health organization lists the ten core life
skill strategies and technology as: problem solving, critical thinking,
communication skills, decision making, creative thinking, interpersonal
relationship, self awareness, empathy and coping with stress and emotions. These
factors help the young people to develop and grow into well balance adults. To
equip our future generation to withstand the storm of unhealthy developments
they should be strengthened with effective life skills.
Life skill education is the soul of education that
can create the shield for human survival on this planet.
Life skills education aims to provide students with
strategies to make healthy choices that contribute a meaningful life. It
facilitates a complete and integrated development of young people to function
effectively as social beings and make them socially more sensitive.
Life skills are abilities that
facilitate the physical, mental and emotional well-being of an individual (WHO)
1.
Self-awareness
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Components: Objectivity, Introspection ability, Ability to accept
strengths and weaknesses, Reflectivity, Accepting self as it is.
2.
Decision making skill
Components of decision making
Analytic and synthetic abilities, Self-knowledge,
Objectivity, Rationality, General intelligence, Knowledge of the situation,
Emotional stability, Logical thinking and Creative thinking
3.
Coping with Stress
Components of coping with stress
Resilience, Reality orientation, Self-awareness, Relaxation
ability, Entertain ability, Planning ability, Objectivity, Ability to
understand from others perspectives and Ability to avoid lopsidedness in life
4.
Coping with Emotions
Components of coping with emotions
Empathy, Sympathy, Emotional intelligence,
Objectivity, Resilience, Critical thinking, Sense of proportions, Self-awarenessand
Analytic and synthetic abilities
5.
Creative thinking
Components of creative thinking
Divergent thinking, Innovativeness, Novelty, Fluency,
Flexibility, Unconventionality, Radicalism, Boldness, Originality, Independence
and Elaboration
6.
Problem solving skill
Components of problem solving
Self-knowledge, Positive attitude, Divergent
thinking, Objectivity, Rationality, Intelligence, Emotional stability and Analytic
and synthetic ability
7.
Inter-personal relationship skills
Components of interpersonal
relationships
Empathy, Sympathy, Sensitivity, Tolerance, Positive
attitude, Reciprocity, Etiquettes, Healthy distance and Lack of prejudices and
stereotypes
8.
Effective communication
Components of effective
communication
Analytic and synthetic abilities, Expressive skills,
Non-verbal skills, Posture and gesture, Presentation, Objectivity, Quickness to
react on the spur of the movement, Creativity, Sensitivity, Imaginability, Patient
listening and Knowledge ability
9.Empathy
Components
of team capability
Leadership,
Objectivity, Mutual respect, Social obligation, Fluency and Boldness
10. Team Capability
Components
of empathy
Sympathy,
Sensitivity, Objectivity, Social inclination and responsibility and Social
obligations
