Keep in Mind Suggested Time Allotment: 10 Minutes Proactive Problem Solving Learning how to solve personal or social problems is one of the most important life skills that a child like you should develop and practice. This is also an important aspect in the enhancement of your critical thinking skills. Proactive problem solving is about finding helpful solutions to a problem as soon as it happens. In taking an active role to solving problems, you may use these simple and practical strategies that a young individual like you can follow and practice: Step 1: STOP! • know and understand the problem Step 2: THINK ! • Think of different ways on how you will solve the problem •Study the possible results of the choices that you have Step 3: CHOOSE! •Choose and apply the best solution • Evaluate the result. .
