Parents, you are in a great degree responsible for the souls of your children. Many neglect their duty during the first years of their children’s lives, thinking that when they get older they will then be very careful to repress wrong and educate them in the right. But the very time for them to do this work is when the children are babes in their arms. It is not right for parents to pet and humor their children; neither is it right for them to abuse them. A firm, decided straightforward course of action will be productive of the best results. {4T 313.2}

Forældre, I er i høj grad ansvarlige for jeres børns sjæle. Mange forsømmer deres pligter i de første år af børnenes liv, idet de tænker, at når disse bliver ældre, vil de sørge nøje for at undertrykke det onde og opdrage dem til det gode. Men tiden til at udføre denne gerning er netop, medens de små er spædbørn i deres arme. Forældre gør ikke ret i at kæle for deres børn og lempe sig efter deres luner; ej heller er det rigtigt at behandle dem hårdt. En fast, bestemt, ligefrem handlemåde vil føre til de bedste resultater. Vejl f menigh bd. 1 side 415-421]