Life Skills Education with Special Reference to Emotional Skills Development among Adolescents

Abstract

Education system is undergoing a revolutionized change especially in this age of globalization, urbanization, industrialization along with the latest advancement in science and technology. Hence only mugging up the syllabus is the minimal requirement of education system in 21st century where the aim of education is to produce active, informed, creative and responsible individuals who can solve their problems, make decisions of their own, have sound social skills, are expert in stress and emotions management, are adaptable to any situation and are ready to face all types of challenges in life and thus capable of leaving an impact on the world. This is where the importance and need of life skills education lies in the present curriculum. The article describes in brief Life Skills education with special reference to emotional skills development among adolescents. The article also pinpoints types of emotional development, stages of emotional development, factors affecting emotional development, emotional changes in adolescents and how to support such emotional changes, strategies to foster emotional skills inside and outside the school, emotional skills checklist developed by CBSE etc. Last but not the least; the article depicts some practical ways to build socio –emotional intelligence in adolescents.