Importance Of Life Skills

Life skills are essentially those abilities that help promote mental well-being and

competence in young people as they face the realities of life. Most development 

professionals agree that life skills are generally applied in the context of health and 

social events. They can be utilized in many content areas: prevention of drug use, 

sexual violence, teenage pregnancy, HIV/AIDS prevention and suicide prevention. 

The definition extends into consumer education, environmental education, peace 

education or education for development, livelihood and income generation, among 

others. In short, life skills empower young people to take positive action to protect 

themselves and promote health and positive social relationships.

Self-awareness, self-esteem and self-confidence are essential tools for understanding 

one’s strengths and weaknesses. Consequently, the individual is able to discern

available opportunities and prepare to face possible threats. This leads to the

development of a social awareness of the concerns of one’s family and society.

Subsequently, it is possible to identify problems that arise within both the family and 

society.

With life skills, one is able to explore alternatives, weigh pros and cons and make 

rational decisions in solving each problem or issue as it arises. It also entails being 

able to establish productive interpersonal relationships with others.

Life skills enable effective communication, for example, being able to differentiate 

between hearing and listening and ensuring that messages are transmitted accurately 

to avoid miscommunication and misinterpretations.

Arti Sharma

asa.sns@dbntrust.in

                                            Life skill: 

Life skill is the  basic skill that is acquired through learning and from our day by day  life experiences that enable us to effectively handle so many  problems which we face in our daily life. 

     Our day to day life have  so many challenges  which include creativity, critical thinking, decision making, ability to communicate and analyses the things more better way.

 Life skill helps an individual to develop self-confidence and successfully deal with significant life challenges.

  Life skill helps us to live a better and managed quality of life. It helps us to accomplish our ambition. However the most important life skill is the ability and willingness to learn new things. If we learn new skills we understand the world and equip ourselves with new tools to cope up with new challenges that life throws in front of us in every walk of life.

With Regards

Komal Bali

kbi.mm@dbntrust.in