Oh! when will parents be wise? When will they see and realize the character of their work in neglecting to require obedience and respect according to the instructions of God’s word? The results of this lax training are seen in the children as they go out into the world and take their place at the head of families of their own. They perpetuate the mistakes of their parents. Their defective traits have full scope; and they transmit to others the wrong tastes, habits, and tempers that were permitted to develop in their own characters. Thus they become a curse instead of a blessing to society. {5T 324.3}

[Oh! hvornår vil forældrene blive forstandige? Hvornår vil de indse og forstå karakteren af det, de gør, når de forsømmer at kræve (325) lydighed og respekt i overensstemmelse med befalingerne i Guds ord? Følgerne af denne slappe opdragelse af børnene kan ses, når de går ud i verden og indtager deres plads som overhoveder for deres egne familier. De viderefører deres forældres fejltagelser. Deres mangelfulde karaktertræk får frit spillerum; og de overfører deres dårlige smag, vaner og temperament, som fik lov til at udvikle sig i deres egen karakter. Således bliver de en forbandelse for samfundet i stedet for en velsignelse. samme s 268]