addRoute(element, parent) {
        // Get the component, path, and children props from a given child
        const { component, path, children } = element.props;

        const render = (params, renderProps) => {
            const finalProps = Object.assign({ params }, this.props, renderProps);
            const children = React.createElement(component, finalProps);
            return parent ? parent.render(params, { children }) : children;
        };
....
}