Library Books
Overview
The term ‘Life Skills’ refers to the skills you need to make the most out of life.
Any skill that is useful in your life can be considered a life skill. Tying your shoe laces, swimming, driving a car and using a computer are, for most people, useful life skills. Broadly speaking, the term ‘life skills’ is usually used for any of the skills needed to deal well and effectively with the challenges of life.
It should therefore be clear that everyone will potentially have a different list of the skills they consider most essential in life, and those that they consider unnecessary. Someone living in a remote rural community might put driving a car high on their list of essential skills. A Londoner or New Yorker, however, would probably rank that pretty low.
This page is therefore designed to provide a broad general introduction to the concept of life skills and point you towards other pages that you may find useful for developing your skills.
Audiovisual
Teach life skills and change our world
Margaret Heffernen - Human Skills needed.
Akram Azimi Life Lessons
Dr Alec O'Connell - Leadership
Links
- Skills you needCertain skills may be more or less relevant to you depending on your life circumstances, your culture, beliefs, age, geographic location, etc. However, in 1999, the World Health Organization identified six key areas of life skill
- 48 Life Skills Everyone Should LearnIn theory, most of us know we should be prepared for anything. But the reality is we can sometimes feel woefully unequipped to handle all the curve-balls life throws our way. Let’s face it—sometimes it is HARD to be a grownup! And some of the time we are so focused on ensuring our children learn their own life skills, that we forget to make sure we’re learning the life skills we need for our family.