The reason why the youth of the present age are not more religiously inclined is because of the defect in their education. It is not true love exercised toward children which permits in them the indulgence of passion, or allows disobedience of parental laws to go unpunished. “Just as the twig is bent the tree is inclined.” The mother should ever have the co-operation of the father in her efforts to lay the foundation of a good Christian character in her children. A doting father should not close his eyes to the faults of his children because it is not pleasant to administer correction. You both need to arouse and with firmness, not in a harsh manner, but with determined purpose, let your children know they must obey you. {1T 546.2}

Grunden til at nutidens unge ikke er mere religiøse skyldes en mangel i deres opdragelse. Der udvises ikke sand kærlighed mod børn når de får lov til at føje deres lyster, eller når ulydighed mod forældrenes love går ustraffet hen. "Den tilbøjelighed grenen har, den (547) tilbøjelighed har træet." Moderen bør altid samarbejde med faderen i at lægge et godt kristent karaktergrundlag i hendes børn. En fader der forguder sine børn bør ikke lukke øjnende for sine børns fejl fordi det ikke er behageligt at rette. Du behøver at vågne op og ikke på en overilet men på en beslutsom måde, lade dine børn vide at de må adlyde dig.