Some parents mistake in giving their children too much liberty. They sometimes have so much confidence in them that they do not see their faults. It is wrong to allow children, at some expense, to visit at a distance, unaccompanied by their parents or guardians. It has a wrong influence upon the children. They come to feel that they are of considerable consequence and that certain privileges belong to them, and if these are not granted, they think themselves abused. They refer to children who go and come, and have many privileges, while they have so few. {1T 401.2}

Nogle forældre begår den fejl at give deres børn for megen frihed. Undertiden har de så megen tillid til dem, at de ikke ser deres fejl. Det er urigtigt at tillade børn at aflægge kostbare besøg langt borte uden ledsagelse af deres forældre eller foresatte. Det har en forkert indflydelse på (402) børnene. Det leder dem til at mene at de er meget betydelige og at de besidder visse privilegier og dersom disse ikke bliver dem tilstået, synes de, at man gør dem uret. De henviser til børn, som går og kommer som de vil og har mange privilegier, medens, de selv har så få.