This document discusses the Lions Quest program, which aims to help young people develop social-emotional skills and commitments. It notes ways that family structures and priorities are changing, creating challenges for children. Lions Quest teaches self-awareness, social skills, decision-making, and developing commitments to family, school, and community through programs for different age groups. The presentation promotes creating awareness of Lions Quest to implement its skills-building curriculum in schools to help children thrive despite negative influences and develop into responsible citizens.

1. LIONS QUEST
PRESENTATION
BY
NEVILLE A. MEHTA
International Secretary
India, South Asia and East Africa

2. We all have heard our Grandparents and parents tell us stories
and instances from yester years and how the World is changing
not climatically but also in normal and social values of our society

3. In those days women modeling in skimpily dressed like minis was
considered immoral, today it is called super model, fashionable,
mod and off course cool.

4. Once a father said “There is only one way I can make my kids
notice I’ve got home from office. I walk right in front of the
television set.”

5. Things are happening so fast history books are adding a chapter
a week

6. 1. How many parents spend atleast one hour talking to children
besides their studies or repremanding them.
2. How many parents feel that the child is grown up and thus do
not feel it necessary to know or at times verify his
movements.

7. 3. How many parents were at home to send the children to
school or be at home when they return from school.
4. How many children treat their parents as their best friends
and interact with them on a day to day basis.

8. 5. How many parents allow their children to choose what they
think is right instead of giving them a few right suggestions
to choose from.
6. How many families still believe in ground rules and family
unions.

9. 7. How many parents compare their children and their abilities
with other children.
8. One of the most obvious, facts about grown ups is that they
have forgotten what it is like to be a child.

10. Yes
Ladies and Gentlemen the scenario is, we need to groom our children
towards positive behavior and positive commitment towards family
school and community to create a positive environment.

12. “How will my child cope with the fast changing world of
to-day ?”

13. “How will my child fare in the fiery Competitive
Atmosphere”

14. “How will I Protect my child from the growing Negative
Influences of Life !”

15. “How can my child learn to face frustrations which are
inevitable in life ?”

16. Why children are susceptible to negative pressure?
Adolescence is the age of thrills. Yet, a critically
important stage of Physical and Emotional Transition
from Childhood to Adulthood.

17. The changes taking place in the adolescent’s life are not
understood by the Children as well as their Parents. This creates
problems in the lives of Children and their Families.

19. 40% students suffer from
anxiety disorders.
Because of Academic Pressure & lack of family support

20. A southern study reveals 24% of STD victims are in the 16-
20 years age group.
Because of Peer pressure, more opportunity

21. Nearly 32% of Urban Teens have alcohol and 25% smoke.
Lack of family support, peer pressure

23. Only 5% of the families take meal
together everyday. 95% do not take
together
Only 10% of the housewives wait for
their husband. 90% do not.

24. Only 20% of Children wait for father
to have meals together. 80% do not
wait
Only 10% families feel unhappiness
for not getting opportunity to have
meals together.

25. Only 15% makes an effort to find out time to have a meal
together.

26. Rat Race for progress in business, profession, activities,
achievements and socialization.

27. Financial progress has more priorities than anything else.

28.  Families are becoming small
 Both partners are working
 Very competitive life
 Priorities are changing
 Life style is changing
 Culture is changing

29. there is one programme, that takes care of all worries and negative
influences
a perfect
and
that is ….
Child
teachersparents

31. Quest was founded in 1975 by Mr. Rick Little.
In 1984 India being the first Asian Country to implement this
programme.

32. There are three programs under Quest they are:
1. Skills for Growing
2. Skills for Adolescence
3. Skills for Action

33. Adolescent is a teenager who acts like a baby when you don’t
treat him like an adult.

34. Develop positive social behavior such as
self-discipline, responsibility, good judgment and the
ability to get along with others.
To
Help
Young
People

35. Develop strong commitment to their
Families, Schools, Peers and Communities.
To
Help
Young
People

36. To
Help
Young
People
Develop a
commitment to
lead Healthy
and Drug-free
lives.

37.  Self Confidence.
 Self Discipline.
 Self Determination.
 Good Judgment.
 Ability to get along with others.
 Positive commitments to their family, school, friends and
community.
 Promising to lead a healthy and drug-free life.
 National integration and good citizenship

38. • Lions Quest's Skills series; Skills for Growing, Skills for
Adolescence, and Skills for Action, have received strong
program ratings in the following areas:
• Self-Awareness
• Self-Management
• Relationship Skills

39. • Responsible Decision-Making
• Evidence of Effectiveness
• Documented Behavioral Impacts on academics, substance abuse
prevention, and other social behaviors

40. • Lions Quest programs specifically provide home-school-
community materials that teach and reinforce the five core social
and emotional competencies in students:
• Self-Awareness:
Identification of feelings, realistic self-assessment, self-
confidence

41. • Social Awareness:
Empathy, perspective-taking, appreciation of diversity
• Self-Management:
Managing feelings appropriately, being conscientious,
pursuing goals, bouncing back from adversity

42.  Awareness
 Teachers Training Workshop
 Implementation in the schools
 Understanding the Challenges
 Evaluation

43.  Create awareness amongst the Lions, schools and community by
awareness seminars in all major cities of your District.
 Include Lions Quest in P/S/T Schooling.
 Publish small write up in every District Bulletin.
 Distribute Brochures, leaflets, CDs and Video Films.
 Involve the Media for creating awareness in society.

44. It is only by implementation of this programme that our children
will be safe from negative values and turn out to be good, healthy,
intelligent and responsible citizens of our great country. Ultimately
we will find our economy prospering due to excellent leadership
with such citizens at the helm of our countries affairs.