Many Incapable of Thinking for Themselves—There are many families of children who appear to be well trained while under the training discipline; but when the system which has held them to set rules is broken up, they seem to be incapable of thinking, acting, or deciding for themselves. These children have been so long under iron rule—not allowed to think and act for themselves in those things in which it was highly proper that they should—that they have no confidence in themselves to move out upon their own judgment, having an opinion of their own. {1MCP 282.3}

Mange mener de selv er uduelige. - Der er mange familier, hvis børn synes at være velopdragne, så (283) længe de er under opdragelsens indflydelse; men når det opdragelsessystem, der har holdt dem til faste regler, ophører, synes de at være ude af stand til selv at tænke, handle og beslutte. Disse børn har så længe stået under en jernhård ledelse uden at få lov til selv at tænke og handle i sådanne ting, hvor det i høj grad var naturligt, at de skulle gøre det, at de ikke har nogen tillid til sig selv, når det gælder at handle efter eget skøn, fordi de ikke har en mening selv.