However, all children must learn how to manage their anger without hurting others. Children get angry at their parents for the same reasons that they get mad at their friends. They are frustrated because they can't do what they want or get something they want. They get angry in response to parents' demands. Or they get angry in response to their parents' anger.
Children also get angry at their parents for two special reasons.
They may feel afraid of certain events or whatever is going on, and they may use the anger to express or cover up those concerns. Rather than feeling helpless, children often become angry. Children in single-parent families may often worry about parents leaving them or not caring about them, and these concerns may also trigger anger. And when children go through changes or surprises in their lives, they may get angry as a way to get some control. Anger gives them a sense of power over their lives.