Children Quote by Paula Polk Lillard

“To prepare any activity for the child, it is necessary for the parent to think through every detail ahead of time. For example, is…

— Paula Polk Lillard

“The child doesn't just live in his environment, it becomes a part of him.”

— Paula Polk Lillard

“Montessori called the child under six years old "a sensorial explorer" and based her educational approach for the child's early years upon the child's…

— Paula Polk Lillard

“A clue can be taken from the discarded toys. Why does the child reject them? Because, according to Montessori, they do not bring the…

— Paula Polk Lillard

“..you can share his pleasure in that achievement with a warm smile.”

— Paula Polk Lillard

“This means that everything the child must use in taking care of himself must be in proportion to his size and ability; the hook…

— Paula Polk Lillard

“Parents in the early half of the twentieth century were primarily concerned with the development of character in their children. They wanted to be…

— Paula Polk Lillard

“The child must be given activities that encourage independence, and he must not be served by others in acts he can learn to perform…

— Paula Polk Lillard

“She was quite surprised to notice that the "toys" she had placed in the room were among those things virtually untouched.”

— Paula Polk Lillard

“He is exiled in a school where to often his capacity for constructive growth and self realization is repressed.”

— Paula Polk Lillard

“adult’s role is to “teach children limits with love or the world will teach them without it.”

— Paula Polk Lillard

“The needed materials for each specific activity are gathered together on a tray for the child. This preselection by the adult is necessary because,…

— Paula Polk Lillard