“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3-5 

"Every useless help is an obstacle to the child's development." Maria Montessori 

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Pilar joins us back on the podcast to explore way that adults unintentionally can become obstacles in a child’s development, what this does to a child, and how we can avoid offering useless help.  

Pilar Bewley is an AMI-certified guide for Primary and Elementary levels and a Positive Discipline facilitator. After spending over a decade teaching in Montessori classrooms, Pilar began homeschooling her children in 2019.  Her passion for making Montessori education accessible inspired her to create Mainly Montessori, where she mentors parents who choose to homeschool using Montessori principles. Connect with Pilar on Instagram at @mainly.montessori.homeschool or visit her website at www.mainlymontessori.com. 

Episodes to help you further explore Freedom and Discipline: 

Episode 30 – Freedom and Discipline with Claire Paglia 

Episode 133 – Freedom and Responsibility with Sr Mary Teresita 

Episode 134 – Freedom and Responsibility for the First Plane Child 

Episode 135 – Freedom and Responsibility for the Second Plane Child 

Episode 139 – What to Try When it Seems to be Failing? With Cathy Johanni 

Episode 141 – Normalization with Claire Paglia and Sr Maria Teresita 

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AUDIOBOOK: 

Audiobook – Now Available on Audible 

CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz! 

The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: “Help me come closer to God by myself.” Here we can see the child’s spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information. This book serves as a companion to the second volume, The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old. The desire to have this essential text available in audio has been a long-held goal for many. The work of many hands has combined to bring this release to life as an audiobook. 

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