Religious instruction should be given to children from their earliest years. It should be given, not in a condemnatory spirit, but in a cheerful, happy spirit. Mothers need to be on the watch constantly, lest temptation shall come to the children in such a form as not to be recognized by them. The parents are to guard their children with wise, pleasant instruction. As the very best friends of these inexperienced ones, they should help them in the work of overcoming, for it means everything to them to be victorious. They should consider that their own dear children who are seeking to do right are younger members of the Lord’s family, and they should feel an intense interest in helping them to make straight paths in the King’s highway of obedience. With loving interest they should teach them day by day what it means to be children of God and to yield the will in obedience to Him. Teach them that obedience to God involves obedience to their parents. This must be a daily, hourly work. Parents, watch, watch and pray, and make your children your companions. {6T 93.4}

Børnene bør få religiøs undervisning fra deres tidligste år. Denne bør ikke meddeles i en dømmende ånd, men med et frejdigt, glad sind. Mødre må stadig se til, at fristelsen ikke kommer til børnene i en sådan skikkelse, at de ikke (94) opdager den. Forældre bør beskytte deres børn ved en klog, behagelig undervisning. Som disse uerfarnes allerbedste venner bør de stå dem bi i arbejdet for at sejre; for det betyder alt for dem at opnå sejr. De bør betænke, at deres egne kære børn, der søger at gøre, hvad der er ret, er de yngste medlemmer i Herrens familie og med stor interesse bør de hjælpe dem til at færdes i lydighed på den himmelske konges vej. Med særlig interesse bør de, dag efter dag, lære dem, hvad det betyder at være Guds børn og at bøje deres vilje i lydighed mod ham. Lær dem, at lydighed mod Gud indbefatter lydighed mod deres forældre. Dette må være en gerning, der udføres hver dag og hver time. Forældre, våg, våg og bed og gør jeres børn til jeres kammerater.