{"id":19358,"date":"2016-08-17T14:31:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T11:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=19358"},"modified":"2016-08-17T14:31:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T11:31:15","slug":"life-skills-learn-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/life-skills-learn-school\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Life Skills You Don\u2019t Learn in School (and You Probably Should)"},"content":{"rendered":"
School can be great for learning maths and English, but children need much more than that to become happy and successful adults.<\/p>\n
These life skills are crucial for every individual, and it\u2019s a great idea to teach them from an early age.<\/p>\n
Learning to do things for yourself is one of the most important life skills you can learn. Knowing you can stand on your own two feet is satisfying and reassuring. It\u2019s important to let children learn, and make mistakes for themselves, so they know they can do it later on.<\/p>\n
Exploring different opportunities is a great way to find your passion in life<\/a>. Once you know what your passion is, you can set goals, make choices and do what you love! Don\u2019t know what your passion is? Try lots of different activities until you find the one that makes your heart flutter.<\/p>\n At school, it feels important to fit in<\/a>. But in the real world, your own unique combination of skills and attributes will get you far. Remember to emphasize and praise the individual strengths and quirks of the young people in your life, and stress the importance of using and maintaining those characteristics.<\/p>\n Communication helps you understand, be understood and get what you want. From a young age, you should listen to your child, and encourage them to listen to you, to show them that by communicating well with you they\u2019re more likely to get what they want in life!<\/p>\n Solving problems is all about breaking down difficulties into manageable chunks, prioritizing and beginning to tackle them. Let your children try to solve problems on their own, and only offer help if they get stuck<\/a>. You\u2019ll see that they start to learn from their experiences pretty quickly.<\/p>\n Learning to ask questions helps us with learning and understanding, a very important life skill!\u00a0 Encouraging young people to ask questions develops their sense of curiosity and their knowledge, which encourages them to carry on learning all the way through their lives.<\/p>\n Dealing with change is a vital life skill to have in today\u2019s world. Changes in government, economics and the world around us have an effect on us all, but if children are taught from a young age to plan and adapt for change they have a far higher chance of succeeding in life.<\/p>\n3. How to be yourself.<\/h3>\n
4. How to communicate.<\/h3>\n
5. How to solve problems.<\/h3>\n
6. How to ask questions.<\/h3>\n
7. How to deal with change.<\/h3>\n
8. How to be happy.<\/h3>\n