In this lecture, I give pointers on what to look for and how to best reinforce language development in infants and young children.

Your Child’s Healthy Language Development

How to Do What We Need to Do, With Montessori Intact

How Does Montessori Empower Graduates?; An Alumni Panel with Head of Forest Bluff School Laura Earls

Why is Montessori a playful way for children to learn in school? How can parents bring Montessori's playful approach to learning into their homes? Paula shares why and how!

Let’s Play! Montessori’s Playful Nature Blog Reading

Why send a one year old or a two year old to a Montessori program? Here I explain the purpose of these programs to an audience of   grandparents, while showing slides of their grandchildren at work! I conclude with where this foundation helps children in their later years, up through adolescence.

The Benefits of a Montessori Toddler Program

Here I talk with roughly 40 employees working children from infancy to age five at a Montessori school. The first section of the talk accompanies slides of children in Montessori settings, to demonstrate points. An interactive discussion concludes the talk. This is a workshop I can give at other schools and with different age ranges. Each one is unique to the school community!

A Teacher Workshop: Mindful Montessori

Should children have screens, or the real world? Here's some quick inspiration for parents of young children.

Young Children Learn to Focus Attention with Real Life!

Parents can support their children from home by arranging spaces that promote age-appropriate activity and time for reflection. Keep it simple with Montessori!

The Supportive Home Environment: The Roots Children Need, To Grow Their Wings

Paula talks with teachers at the South Carolina Montessori Alliance conference in September 2024 about Montessori’s grace and courtesy lessons, and shares stories to demonstrate how to deliver them most effectively for Primary children and for Elementary children.

Getting Grace and Courtesy to Happen in Your Classroom: Where to Begin & How to Keep It Going

Paula talks with parents about preparing children from home to get the most out of school. Parents share their thoughts and experiences!

Cooperative Learning From Home; A Coffee Discussion with Parents

Esteemed University of British Columbia neuroscience professor Adele Diamond speaks about Montessori's benefits at Lake Forest College in October, 2024

Adele Diamond LFC

Paula leads an audience of 80 teachers, administrators and assistants at a Montessori school in Ontario to consider how we can each contribute to reaching for Montessori's potential, as a school. This school has students as young as 18 months old, through 18 years old, and teachers with a wide range of Montessori training and experiences; some staff are brand new, some have been there for decades. Hear how Paula approaches this topic top inspire audience members and call them to action. 

Bringing Us Together: Kanata Teacher Workshop Part I

Part II of the teacher workshop at Kanata Montessori School in Ontario. (See part I for details). 

Part II: Bringing Us Together: Kanata Teacher Workshop

There's nothing more compelling that hearing testimonials from parents who can look back on their years with Montessori and say it was the best experience ever! They see the results in their (now older) children, and they remember the doubts and fears they had; now they assure current parents with their stories and insights. You will laugh, tear up, and be moved by what these parents so authentically share in this live-recorded panel. Enjoy!

Montessori Alumni Parent Panel at Forest Bluff School, 2025

Toileting  #1- when and why!

Toileting #2- supplies!

Toileting #3, setting up!

Toileting #4- out and about!

Paula's sister, Dr. Angeline Stoll Lillard –– Commonwealth Professor at the university of Virginia and leading researcher on Montessori education ––  speaks here to parents and educators at Forest Bluff School in November of 2025 about what the latest research shows on outcomes from both private and public school sectors. It is engaging, informative and inspiring! Enjoy and share!

ASL at FBS

In this lecture, I talk about the most critical time period in teaching language to young children.

Your Child's Sensitive Period For Language

In this presentation, the directors talk about inner equilibrium as a foundation for adaptability in children. They start from a theoretical base of how these concepts work in very young children as they are actualizing, and then move on to how they come to fruition in adolescence.

Forest Bluff Director's Presentation - Adaptability and Montessori

In this Montessori From the Start lecture, I discuss the importance of spending quality time with our children and helping their development by reinforcing their attention to detail and curiosity about the world.

Mindfulness and Montessori: Being With Our Children

In this lecture, I discuss the importance of language and communicating with our children, and how it impacts their overall development. I discuss culture not only as the "way we do things," but as the over-arching ways we explain the world.

Language And Culture: A Glimpse Inside Our Children

In this lecture, I discuss Montessori methods of observing children in order to inform their psychological development and education. I discuss the importance of observing with fresh eyes, without preconceived notions, and how you can apply this to your own children.

Observation To Support Young Children

In this MAAH (Montessori Approach At Home) lecture, I discuss spiritual preparation and preparing oneself to become a parent. I go over Maria Montessori's writing and how we can apply it to our children today.

Preparing Ourselves To Help Children

This talk is the last of the MFTS (Montessori From the Start) series, and here I discuss the importance of physical movement and activity in child development, including early motor functions, the importance of carrying and physical closeness, and more.

Children Need To Move: Fostering The Gifts of Purposeful Activity

A Talk for Galilee Montessori: What Does Montessori Elementary Education Do?

Here, I talk with a panel of Montessori alumni about their experience with Montessori as children and how it's affected their transition to adulthood and beyond.

Paula Interviews Montessori Graduates

In this Montessori From The Start talk, I discuss hardships and challenges and how to best prepare your child to deal with them.

Preparing Children To Face Challenges

Paula writes a blog and articles about Montessori education and parenting. She has been a Montessori educator for 25 years at Forest Bluff School.

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