Life skills
abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life
Life skills are abilities which help people to deal with the demands and challenges that they face in life.[1]
The World Health Organization in 1999 identified cross-cultural areas of life skills:[2]
- Decision-making and problem solving.
- Creative thinking (see also lateral thinking and critical thinking)
- Communication and social skills.
- Self-awareness and empathy.
- Assertiveness and equanimity;
Most of the times children get life skills when they play or discover new things with adults.
Further reading
change- Andrew J. DuBrin (2016). Human relations for career and personal success: concepts, applications, and skills. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-13-413171-9.
References
change- ↑ Life Skills Education for Children and Adolescents in Schools (Report). World Health Organization. hdl:10665/63552. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Partners in Life Skills Education : Conclusions from a United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1999. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
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