TOPIC 3-PROMOTION OF LIFE SKILLS
The concept of Life skills
A skill is the ability of an individual to apply mental and physical abilities in society to control oneโs environment.
Life skills are the abilities to think and use knowledge to solve personal and social problems or challenges.
Life skills also enable a person to know what to do at a certain time and what not to do.
Life skills enable a person to live well in the society which enables a person to manage his or her life properly.
TYPES OF LIFE SKILLS
There are three major types of life skills which are;
Individual life skills (Intra - personal skills)
Social skills (Inter - personal skills)
Effective decision- making skills.
1.INDIVIDUAL LIFE SKILLS
This is the type of life skills which enable an individual to understand him or herself in various ways.
The People are able to understand their strengths and weaknesses, how they think and feel, and how they express their thoughts and feelings. Individual life skills include the following
Self awareness
Assertiveness
Self esteem
Self-dependence
Copying with stress
Coping with emotion
A. Self awareness
Awareness is the ability to know something.
Self-awareness is the ability of an individual to know himself or herself, his or her feelings, emotions,strengths and weaknesses as well as oneโs position in life and society.
Self-awareness enables a person to understand his or her roles in the society, to understand what he or she likes and dislikes and to understand what makes him or her happy and unhappy.