When the Wish of Child Is Law—In some families the wish of the child is law. Everything he desires is given him. Everything he dislikes, he is encouraged to dislike. Indulgence is supposed to make the child happy, but it only makes him restless and discontented. Indulgence has spoiled his appetite for plain, healthful food and for the plain use of his time; self-gratification has done the work of unsettling his character for time and for eternity.—The Review and Herald, May 10, 1898. {1MCP 170.1}

Når barnets ønske er lov. - I nogle familier er barnets ønske lov. Det får alt hvad det ønsker. Alt hvad det ikke kan lide, opmuntres det til at ikke kunne lide. Man tror at eftergivenhed gør barnet lykkeligt, men det gør det blot hvileløst og utilfreds. Eftergivenhed har ødelagt dets appetit for enkel, og sund mand og for enkel brug af dets tid; selvtilfredsstillelse har rokket ved dets karakter for tid og for evighed. - RH, 10. maj, 1898.