The context of the following conversation is Aubrey showed the broken pots to the children that had been running wild in the kitchen.:
Aubrey says I showed them the pots they broke.
The friend responds that's a fine lesson for the future.
Aubrey responds yeah they need to learn that it isn't nice to break things.
The friend responds they run wild way too much.
Aubrey responds too much sugar in their system.
The friend responds time to cut down.