Life Skills - A Gateway to Happiness
My chapter in the recently published book 'Life Skills - A Gateway to Happiness' studies, explores and analyzes the challenges we face in today’s world and how life skills trainings and education help us deal with them effectively.
In today’s highly competitive world, we are facing many social, emotional, and psychological challenges. Youth is facing struggle and competition at almost every level more than ever before. Furthermore, rise of digital technologies and social media has also added extra pressure on the young generation.
And this affects all
areas of their lives: education, friendship, job, relationship and so on. The
most pertinent question is how we can help them become competent enough to deal
with such pressing challenges.
WHO (World Health Organization) defines life skills as the abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Life skills development helps youth build confidence, develop healthy coping mechanisms for stress, regulate their emotions and improve relationships with others.
UNISEF suggests that through
life skills education, young generations are equipped with foundational skills
necessary for transitioning to productive adulthood; learn to deal with
difficult emotions; practice positivism; find balance between priorities and
demands; solve problems; think critically and creatively; and learn to bounce
back from adversity.
Studies have shown that life skills education is effective in preventing a wide range of issues such as substance abuse, mental health, bullying etc. and to promote self-awareness and self-esteem. According to the World Bank report ‘Strengthening Life Skills for Youth’, “Life skills development can make a difference in the lives of youth and help them to become productive and engaged members of their families, communities, and countries”.
Book Title: Life Skills - A Gateway to Happiness
ISBN: 978-93-5605-088-4
Publisher: My Authors Hub
Find below the link for the book here:
https://amzn.to/3jzqKu8
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