Facilitation of Holistic Development among Adolescents: Criticality of Life Skills Education

Abstract

Background

One's life changes during adolescence, which is also a time of increasing potential. The physiological, emotional, and sociocultural aspects of their growth and development must be emphasised. Due to inadequate supervision and motivation, adolescents are unable to make the most of their potential and are involved in unproductive activities. To be nurture a healthy & productive adolescent proper life skills education must be incorporated.

Objective

The emphasis of the current research is on the significance of life skills education and the advantages of providing it to teenagers in order to enhance their social, emotional, and cognitive abilities.

Methods

An attempt has been made to systematically review various studies related to the subject for better understanding and analysing multiple factors to talk about how crucial life skills are for adolescents. The secondary data has been collected. For this purpose, various journals have been used.

Results

The situation facing adolescents nowadays amply demonstrates how much our youth's condition has declined. Adolescents with poor life skills are known to engage in risky behaviours that have long-term negative effects on their health and social functioning. By providing teenagers with a supportive environment, imparting life skills education has the positive effect of changing their attitude, thought, and behaviour. The development of life skills alters the environment as well as the individual.

Conclusion

As has been amply demonstrated in the aforementioned studies, life skills are vital to the development of an adolescent's coping mechanisms, emotional intelligence, and self-confidence as well as their ability to think critically and solve problems.