Life skills include resiliency, keeping records, using resources wisely, planning and organizing, goal setting, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Heart corresponds with relating and caring. Life skills include communication, cooperation, social skills, conflict resolution, accepting differences, and sharing. Hands corresponds with working and giving. Life skills include leadership, responsible citizenship, teamwork, and self-motivation.
Health corresponds with living and being.
Life skills include personal safety, stress management, healthy lifestyle choices, managing feelings, and self-esteem. This experiential method of learning continues to be successful today. In general, 4-H programs are designed for youth between the ages of 8 and 18. Vermont also offers a 4-H Cloverbud experience for youth between the ages of 5 and 7. Adults volunteer leaders are the key to the success of the 4-H program.