Lyly N Luu is a certified early childhood educator who graduated with a 4 year bachelor degree in early childhood education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. Having brought up in a family with no siblings, Lyly has developed a love of children and dedicates her time in their life-long learning and achievement. Lyly strives to build her knowledge and skills in the field of early childhood.
You want to give your child the best, but you do have financial constraints to think of. How do you choose between private and public education, or an even better question to ask is: how do you decide if private education is really worth the money? Here’s a list to help make you decision between [...]
As children grow older and are on their way to kindergarten, more responsibilities ensue, whether it be bringing home forms for mom and dad to be signed, bringing back library books to remembering their backpacks from the school bus. What can parents expect from their children as they become more independent in taking their [...]
Right from the moment they learn to crawl, babies will have a tendency to explore and move around their exciting yet dangerous environment: your home. A parent’s main concern is to keep their child safe, and with many potential household hazards, accidents are bound to happen. Parents are encouraged to childproof their home to protect [...]
Parents of preschoolers tend to be more concerned about their children learning academic skills such as reading and writing, reciting the alphabet and counting before entering kindergarten. Little did they know that there are other very important and valuable life skills that need to be learned to help make a child’s transition to all day [...]
One of my favorite past times is doing yoga. In my personal opinion, yoga is amazing! If you’re an avid yoga lover like myself, you will surely know the benefits of doing such a sport. Did you know that yoga is equally wonderful for children as well? If done properly, yoga is very stimulating and [...]
This is a pretty neat activity to do with school-agers in your classroom. Science is usually a tricky subject to teach to children because the concepts are difficult to grasp and at the same time science has to be fun and interesting. We recently did this activity back in February and all the children loved [...]
Having been exposed to the High Scope curriculum at my workplace, we as early childhood educators must stress the importance of conflict resolution. Young children are prone to having disputes with each other (for example, fighting over a toy car) on a daily basis and it is essential that teachers and educators learn effective approaches [...]
Whether it’s for a night out, or an extended period of time, finding the right babysitter for your child(ren) can be a daunting task; especially if you have a lot on your plate. For one, a babysitter needs to be trustworthy and reliable, and it can be a challenge when you need one last minute. [...]
Advocates have warned that child care centres in Ontario risk being shut down if there is no new money being put forward in this spring’s provincial budget. Parents and child-care operators say at least $287 million in emergency funding is needed this year to stabilize the system. If that doesn’t happen, the province will expect [...]
Being a new parent may be tough when one doesn’t know what to expect. Fear, confusion and concern often arise about the growth and development of a newborn child. Don’t worry, this behavior is very natural for parents. Most of the time, the constant worry and fear that parents face concerning their child’s development turns [...]
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