over-ride

Updated: June 21, 2025

Or shall he be allowed to go his own way and over-ride the wishes of others, to become, perhaps, a wilful victim of his own whims and moods, presenting a stubborn resistance to overwhelming forces that will in the end crush him? In the case of the very young child absolute obedience must be required, for the reason that the child is not in a position to assume the responsibility for his conduct.

Sidonie Matzner Gruenberg - Your Child: Today and Tomorrow