Life Skills are capacities for positive adaptive behavior, which enable us to effectively negotiate the demands and challenges of everyday life. They involve personal skills that will enhance interpersonal relationships.
Life skills provide children with important skills for their development, such as the ability to socialize and autonomy.
Education in life skills is based on research and methodologies for positive pedagogy and education, developed in conjunction with positive psychology.
In other words, according to the statements made by these new perspectives on education, it is important to teach life skills such as flexibility, resolution, emotional and interaction skills, relationship skills and self-management.
In this way, children grow up to be young and independent and resilient adults.
Developing these skills is an exercise to help children develop common sense and good habits for stability and well-being and long-term success.