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LIFE SKILLSWHAT ARE LIFE SKILLS?

Definition by WHO Abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life."Life Skills

Life skills enable people to translateknowledge (What one knows) and attitudes/values (What one believes and feels) into action (What to do and how to do it).

Life skills can be defined as ones abilities for positive behavior that help us in making informed choices in life4CORE LIFE SKILLS1.Self Awareness

3. Interpersonal Relationship Skills

5. Critical Thinking

7. Problem Solving

9. Coping With Stress

2. Empathy

4. Effective Communication

6. Creative Thinking

8. Decision Making

10. Coping With Emotion

LIFE SKILLSTHINKING SKILLSEMOTIONAL SKILLSSOCIAL SKILLSCOPING WITH STRESS

COPING WITH EMOTIONSCRITICAL THINKING

CREATIVE THINKING

PROBLEM SOLVING

DECISION MAKINGSELF AWARENESS

EMPATHY

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSSELF AWARENESSSELF AWARENESS IS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND OURStrengths, weaknesses, values, outlook, character, needs, desires aspirations, feelings.I like myself even though I am imperfect.Self awareness is a unique human capacity8Who and what are you really?MYINTERESTSTEMPERAMENT

GOALS DREAMSPURPOSE

JOBVOLUNTEER WORK

LEISURE / HOBBIES

FAMILYRELATIVESCAPACITIES/ABILITIESFRIENDSHIPSEMPATHY10Empathy is the ability to imagine what life is like for another person.Empathy allows us to find the common ground between ourselves and others on this ground , we are able to make decisions that benefit ourselves without hurting others.Empathy creates wonderful results only when we are willing to let others know how we feel.11Sympathy & EmpathySympathyis a feeling of pity or sense of compassion it's when you feel bad for someone else who's going through something hard.

Empathy - on the other hand is the ability to understand another persons circumstances, point of view, thoughts, and feelings. When experiencing empathy, you are able to understand someone elses internal experiences.

It is like `putting yourself in another persons shoes

INTERPERSONALRELATIONSHIPS13To relate in positive ways with the people we interact with.

Being able to make and keep friendly relationships.

Keeping good relations with family members, an important source of social support.14YouSondaughterParentSpouseBoyfriendGirlfriendColleagueRelativeNeighbourStudentFriendClass-mateBrotherSister15EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION16Effective communication is timely exchange of our thoughts and feelings.

Effective verbal and nonverbal way of responding reflecting and communicating.

17CREATIVE THINKING18New ideas about things that are taken for granted.

Think out of the boxCreative Thinking19Creative thinking is a novel way of seeking or doing things that is characteristic of four componentsFluencyFlexibilityOriginalityElaboration20

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23CRITICAL THINKING24Critical thinking It is the process of determining the authenticity, accuracy or value of something; characterized by the ability to:Seek reasons and alternatives Perceive the total situation Change ones views based on evidence.25COPING WITH STRESS26Recognising the sources of stress in our lives Recognising how this affects us Acting in ways that help to control our levels of stressTake action to reduce the sources of stress Learning how to relax so that tensions created by unavoidable stresses do not give rise to health problems Coping with stress27Coping With Emotions28Dealing with EmotionsInvolves recognising emotions in ourselves and othersBeing aware of how emotions influence behaviourBeing able to respond to emotions appropriately. Intense emotions, like anger or sadness, can have negative effects on our health if we do not respond appropriately29DECISION MAKING30Helps us to deal constructively with decisions about our lives. These can have consequences for health if adolescents actively make decisions about their actions by assessing the different options and what effects different decisions may have.Decision Making31Effective Acquisition Of Life Skills Can InfluenceThe way we feel about ourselvesThe way others perceive us.Our productivitySelf confidenceSelf esteemInterpersonal relationship32Do you all remember the story of the Thirsty Crow?ACTIVITY33There once lived a crow who, while flying around, felt very thirsty. From afar he spotted an earthen pot and thought to himself Hmm, there must be some water in it! and flew towards the pot. He sat on the edge of the pot and looked inside. There was very little water in the pot and was too low for the crows beak to reach. The crow was disappointed but he was thirsty and badly wanted to drink water.

34The crow didnt lose his heart but kept sitting there and thought What can I do to reach water? The pot is heavy so I cannot overturn it. It is thick so I cannot break it with my beak. What else can I do so that I can drink water?

35Then he spotted some stones lying nearby. He suddenly had an idea why dont I try to put some stones in the pot so that the level of water rises. They I can drink it. He started putting stones in the pot. In no time the water level of the pot rose and the crow drank the water to his hearts content. And then no more thirsty-he flew away.

Do you think the Crow used any Life Skills in this story?

37Activity 2List down 3 Life Skills that you use regularly in your daily life

List down 3 Life Skills used least by you in your daily life

Questions are Welcome!!

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