Life Skills Education Toolkit

6•PART THREE: LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION MODULES

3. Communication
   
   
   • Learn to listen attentively• Understand that children
   
   
   
   

communicate both verballyand non-verbally

• Learn that verbal and non-

verbal behavior need toconvey the same message

• Learn how behaviors that

are aggressive or passivecan make a child vulnerable

• Learn assertive skills that

reduce vulnerability

• Learn that assertiveness is

essential to communicate ina way that explains what youwant to say in a clearmanner without beingaggressive or passive

One:

We Speak with

Our Bodies Two:

Effective

Communication

• Act and Meet• Listening• More Listening

Skills

• Mixed Messages• Choosing Whom

to Talk to

• Status and Power• The Chaser• Our Behavior –

Passive,Aggressive orAssertive

• I and You: Using “I

Feel” Statements

• Saying “No” and

Meaning it(includespersuasion)

Self awareness,communication and criticalthinking Critical thinking,communication anddecision-making

Module

Objectives

Session

Activities

Life Skills Learned/Outcomes

Module Three: Communication