Paola is a certified Hand-in-Hand parenting instructor. She discovered the Hand-in-Hand method when her daughter was a baby and started her training to become a parenting instructor when her child was four. An avid reader of the literature on child development and attachment, Paola enjoys helping other parents find their joy and confidence in parenting.
She has a background in academia and the social sciences and strives to combine her passion for ethnography and qualitative research with her love for parenting. She is a trauma-informed instructor and educator. Originally from Italy, she lives in Northern California with her 7 year old daughter.
She consults in English, Spanish, French and Italian.