Life Skill Education for Adolescents: Coping with Challenges

Adolescence is the most critical phase of an individual. It denotes the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood marked by conspicuous physical, cognitive, emotional and social changes. The inbuilt buffer existing in the society in the form of control and support from the near and dear ones guide the adolescents to grow into a mature adult. However, in the recent years, big changes have taken place in our traditional society owing to industrialization and globalization. The impact is evident in the entire society, with no exception to adolescents. The highly competitive world of today and the absence of traditional norms and support have situations lead to unnecessary stress, anger issues and low self esteem resulting in, low academic performances, and disruptive behaviour in school and at home.