?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Family+Life+%26+Life+Skills+Education+for+Adolescents%3A+Trivandrum+Experience%0A&rft.creator=M.K.C.%2C+Nair&rft.subject=Journal+of+Indian+Association+for+Child+and+Adolescent+Mental+Health&rft.description=Adolescence+is+a+period+of+experimenting%2C+experiencing+and+expanding.+Adolescents+need+help+and+guidance+in%0Adecision-making%2C+problem+solving%2C+critical+thinking%2C+developing+interpersonal+skills%2C+self-awareness%2C+empathy%2C%0Acoping+with+stress+and+managing+emotions.+The+rebelliousness+and+dislike+for+parental+intrusion+usually+keeps%0Aparents+at+bay+because+teenagers+do+not+relish+the+idea+of+help+and+guidance+from+parents.+However%2C+this+may+not%0Aalways+be+so.+Beneath+frequent+violent+outbursts%2C+sudden+mood+swings+and+related+interpersonal+problems+of+an%0Aadolescent%2C+there+may+be+a+person+crying+out+for+professional+help.+All+adolescents+need+support+and+guidance.%0AWhen+parents+find+it+difficult+to+handle+signs+of+trouble%2C+professional+help+should+be+sought+at+the+earliest.+Extra%0Acare+is+needed+while+offering+help+to+adolescents+problems+because+it+is+not+easy+for+teenagers+to+accept+the+fact%0Athat+they+need+help.+Attempts+should+be+made+to+understand+the+adolescent%2C+and+to+safeguard%2C+protect+and+guide%0Ahim%2Fher.+The+Family+Life+%26+Life+Skills+Education+Programme+is+a+good+support+system+for+adolescents+at+the%0Acommunity+level.&rft.publisher=Indian+Association+for+Child+and+Adolescent+Mental+Health&rft.contributor=Sharma%2C+I&rft.contributor=Sagar%2C+Rajesh&rft.contributor=Srivastava%2C+Mona&rft.contributor=Johnson%2C+Beena&rft.date=2005-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4490%2F1%2FJiacam05_2_3.pdf&rft.identifier=++M.K.C.%2C+Nair++(2005)+Family+Life+%26+Life+Skills+Education+for+Adolescents%3A+Trivandrum+Experience.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4490%2F