1. Life skills
Dr. Goutam Patra Govt. College of Education, Banipur

11. What is Life Skills?
1.Life Skills have been defined as “ The abilities for adoptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and Challenges of every day life”(WHO)
2.Life Skills are those abilities that help to promote overall wellbeing and competence in young people as they face the realities of life
3. Life skills enable individuals to transfer Knowledge, Attitude into actual abilities i,e,What to do and How to do-to behave in positive ways.

12. Types of Life skills 1. Thinking Skills 2. Social Skills
Those Skills related to thinking and related to reflection at a personal level are called Thinking Skills.
Those Skills include interpersonal skills and related to dealing with others termed as Social skills.
Livelihood Skills are Vocational or occupational skills refer to capabilities to pursue economic goals and relate to income generation.. Thus Life skills are different to Livelihood skills.

13. Life Skills Recommended by the WHO
Five Skills in Pair
Five Skills in pair
Decision Making
Creative Thinking
Effective Communication
Self Awareness
Coping with Emotion
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Inter Personal Relation
Empathy
Coping with Stress

14. Who needs Life Skills and Why?
Children and Adolescents but the targeted age group is 10-18
Adolescence, a vital stage of growth and development, marks the period of transition from childhood to adulthood.
It is characterised by rapid Physiological changes and Psychological maturation
It is a stage when young people extend their relationships beyond Parents and family.
They are influenced by peer pressure and outside world in general

15. Why is there a need for Life Skill Education?
To Control high risk behaviors such as Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Casual relationships, rebellion, Peer pressure and Curiosity
To tackle and control emotional Pain, Conflicts, Frustrations and anxaities and depression
To empower the youth to act responsibly and to take initiatives against antisocial and high risk behavior.
To build adoptive and assertive health behavior within.

16. How are the Life Skills imparted?
the process of Participatory learning using 4 basic components:
1. Practical activities
2. Feedback and reflections
3. Consolidation and reinforcement
4. Practical application to day to day life challenges

17. Steps for imparting life skills
Each workshop is specially designed to impart a particular skill and involves
all or some of the following techniques:
􀂃 Class discussions
􀂃 Brainstorming
􀂃 Demonstration and guided practice
􀂃 Role plays
􀂃 Audio and visual activities, e .g. arts, music, theatre, dance
􀂃 Small groups
􀂃 Educational games and simulations
􀂃 Case studies
􀂃 Story telling
􀂃 Debates
􀂃 Decision mapping or problem trees

18. Last but not Least- The Assurance
“ We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting their foundation of life. Many of things we need, can wait. The children can not. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his senses are being developed. To him we can not answer “Tomorrow”. His name is” Today”
Thanks,