Life Skills

What are Skills ?

Ability to do a particular work

effectively
A skilled person produces better and
quality results by using less time,
energy and resources
Types of Skills
Types of Skills
 Literary skills - Reading,writing &Numeric Skills

 Language Skills - Using languages in writing/speech

 Functional skills - Filling of Bank forms, Able to

read Maps, using ATM,
Mobile,Computer etc.

 Vocational/ Skills – Carpentry, Tailoring,Handicrafts etc.

 Cultural Skills - Singing, Dancing, Dramatics, Artistic

 Sports Skills -Racing, Jumping, Boxing, Jogging etc.

 Recreational Skills – Games, Play Music, movies, Outdoor

activities
 Life Skills
What are Life Skills
Life Skills

 Life skills are abilities for adaptive and

positive behaviour that enable
individuals to deal effectively with the
demands and challenges of everyday life
(WHO)
What is meant by “Adaptive
Behaviour”
 Adaptive means that a person should
have the flexibility to adjust according to
the situation.
What is Positive Behaviour

Positive thinking and look at

opportunities even in difficult
situations, in order to cope with the
situation.
Core Life skills
Core Life skills

 Self-Awareness  Empathy
 CriticalThinking  Creative Thinking
 Decision Making  Problem solving
 Effective  Interpersonal
Communication Relationship
 Coping With  Coping With
emotions Stress
Social Skills

 Self-Awareness

 Effective Communication

 Interpersonal Relationship

 Empathy
Thinking Skills

 Creative Thinking

 Critical Thinking

 Decision Making

 Problem Solving
Emotional Skills

 Coping with Stress

 Coping with Emotions

Importance of Life Skills

Life skills help us

 Understand the importance of healthy
and positive ways of living.
 Enhance creativity.
 Build self-confidence and self-esteem.
 Enable us to lead a better life
Importance of Life Skills…

 Enable us to adapt to situations and

people
 Help us to have a positive approach and
not get depressed with problems
(“Sakaratmak Drishtikon”).
 Reduce vulnerability and high risk
behaviour
Life skills :General Features

 Life skills are for self

 Life skills are always used in
combination
 Life skills are acquired through practice
and patience
 Life skills can be used positively as well
as negatively
 Life skills enable us to adapt to
situations and people
 Life skills bring greater acceptance ,
better relationships and a healthy,
positive life
 Life skills are not the only solution
 Self-Awareness

•The ability to introspect, analyze and accept

one’s thoughts actions and feelings;
recognizing and acknowledging one’s needs
and desires.

•Ability to know ourself: Our Character,

desires, likes,dislikes and our strenghths
and weaknesses keeping in mind our
physical,mental,emotional, social
 We all have negative and positive
qualities/features
 Different people have different likes and
dislikes so you should respect every person
and their qualities
 Good qualities need to be enhanced every
now and then
 The qualities they need to change : You must
first be aware of them and then try to change
them
 There are some things that you cannot change
so concentrate more on those that we can.
 You need to accept what you cannot change
Empathy

 Ability to imagine oneself in the shoes of

someone else temporarily, i.e. a friend,
parent or others and experiences their
emotions
 Understand their concerns, worries,
fears and needs and feeling
 Empathy is the ability to accept and
understand others who are different from
you.
 Empathy encourages a positive behaviou
towards people in need of care and
assistance.
 This skill works wonders when we apply it
to our relationships with our loved ones,
classmates, parents, friends, cousins and
colleagues
 Finally it helps you to move closer to
findings solutions,to resolveconflicts and
enhnce quality of life.
Critical thinking

 Ability to analyze information and

experiences, situations and
circumstances etc in an objective
manner and rationally.
 Recognizing and assessing factors
influencing our attitude and behavior
 It is not merely criticising.
 When you are critically analysing a
situation you should keep in mind
that you have to take a
 Balanced stand
 Unbiased view

 Consider all options

 Make the best possible choice

Creative thinking
Ability to;

 Think differently and out of the box

 Look beyond our direct experience

 Respond adaptively

 Having flexibility to situations in daily life

 Achieving the objectives in daily life

situations
 By thinking creatively we can find the
solutions when it seems that there is no
way out.
 Critical thinking promotes creativity. Just
generating new ideas does not work. One
needs to generates new ideas which are
useful and relevant.
 And creative thinking helps us in improving
ourselves after self reflection.
P O W E R –M O D E L

 P- Identify / state the problem

 O- Examine The Options
 W- Weigh Each Option
 E- Elect Best Option
 R- Review and reflect
Problem solving

Ability to;
 Clearly identifying the problem
 Explore the available alternatives
 Weigh the consequence of each
alternative and prioritise.
 Decide the best possible solution
 If decision fails don’t panic try another
alternative/consult trusted person
Decision-making

Ability to;
 Choose the best amongst the various
alternatives or options in many life situations
 Weigh the pros and cons of alternatives
 Accepting responsibility for consequences
of the decision with confidence.
Decision-making
Effective Communication skills

Ability to ;

 Exchange the ideas, knowledge,

information, opinion and etc effectively.

 Useverbal and non-verbal

communication.
 Interpersonal Relationship
Ability to;
 Inter-Personal relationships are social
associations, Connections, or affiliations between
two or more people.
 IPR can be strengthen by valuing the way other
think
 Appreciating and understanding the other
person’s point of view i.e. empathising.
 It helps you to maintain and strengthen your
existing relationship and build new relations
 End relationships constructively
Building effective IPR….

 Realizing situational constraints

 Trust
 Respect
 Tolerance

You have a right to request;

He has an equal right to
refuse
 Coping With Emotions

Ability to;
• Accept one’s positive and negative
emotions
• Manage them in a manner that is
healthy and productive
• By managing emotions we will not hurt
others and will be able to solve the
problem more easily and holistically
 Coping with stress
Ability to;

Face positive and negative

situations.

Deal with accompanying

emotions.

look for solutions that are most

beneficial.