The little ones should be educated in childlike simplicity. They should be trained to be content with the small, helpful duties and the pleasures and experiences natural to their years. Childhood answers to the blade in the parable, and the blade has a beauty peculiarly its own. The children should not be forced into a precocious maturity, but should retain as long as possible the freshness and grace of their early years. {CT 142.1}

De små bør opdrages i barnlig enkelthed. De bør oplæres til at være tilfreds med små, hjælpsomme pligter og fornøjelser og erfaringer der er naturlige for deres årgang. Børn besvarer bladene i lignelsen, og bladene har sin egen skønhed. Børnene bør ikke tvinges ind i en for tidlig modenhed, men bør forblive friske så længe så muligt og i deres nådegave i deres tidlige år.