LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION Dr.C.Karthik Deepa, Dept. of Education, Avinashilingam University INTRODUCTION “ Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances .” - Mahatma Gandhi Life-Skills Education as defined by the UNICEF is " a behaviour change or behaviour development approach to address a balance of three areas; knowledge, attitude and skills ". Life Skills enable individuals to translate knowledge, attitude and values into actual abilities, that is, what to do and how to do it, given the scope and opportunity to do so. In recent years, the concept of Life Skills has been popularly used particularly in the context of health and reproductive health. World Health Organization (WHO) while initiating Life Skills Education conceptualized Life Skills as psychological competence. Psychological competence is the individual's ability to maintain a state of mental well being and demonstrate this in ada
