4. LIFE SKILLS
• The ability for adaptive and
positive behavior that enable the
individuals to deal effectively
with the demands and challenges
of everyday life are called life
skills.
5. LIFE SKILLS
• Communication
• Creative Thinking
• Coping with stress
• Sympathy
• Problem Solving
• Negotiation
• Self awareness
• Cooperation
• Refusal
• Advocacy (support, encouragement, backing)
• Stress Management
6. LIFE SKILLS
• Giving: Leadership, community services, volunteering,
responsible citizen
• Working: Team work, Self motivation
• Being: self responsibility, self discipline, managing feelings
• Living: Stress management, Diseases protection, personal
safety
• Thinking: decision making, problem solving, goal setting
• Managing: Wise use of resources, planning & organizing,
critical thinking
• Relating: conflict resolution, social skills, cooperation,
communication
• Caring: Sharing, empathy, concern for others, nurturing
relationships
7. Impact of Developing
Life Skills
• Academic achievement
• Self Esteem
• Personal Responsibility
• Tolerance of difference
• Workplace effectiveness
• Classroom/ School Behavior
• Mental Health
9. Communication & Interpersonal
Skills
• Communication is interchage of
thoughts and opinions through shared
symbols i.e. Language,words or
pharases
• Communication is an exchange of facts,
ideas, opinion or emotions by two or
more persons.”
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in the workplace are a directin the workplace are a direct
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13. Creative Thinking
• A skill in which things are
observed in a new and different
perspective.
• An ability to think, write,
develop new and novel ideas
about different concepts
15. Empathy
• Ability to understand other’s
feelings and emotions by
putting himself / herself on
other situation
• Positive thinking, situation
handling, patience, tolerance
16. Self Awareness &
Self Management
• Awareness of rights, values,
attitudes, rights, strengths and
weeknesses
18. Decision Making &
Problem Solving
• Decision making is mental process
resulting in the selection of course of
action among several alternative
scenarios
• Problem Solving is a mental process
that deals with problem finding and
problem shaping, and finally finding the
solution
19. LIVELIHOOD
SKILLS
• Livelihood skills refers to generation
of income. These include technical &
vocational abilities (carpentry,
sewing, computer programming), skills
for seeking jobs such as interviewing
strategies, management skills etc.
