By acting responsibly you will learn to get along with others. Children need limits. Imagine approaching a bridge over a wide river or canyon. As you near the bridge, you realize there are no guard rails, just a flat surface suspended over the abyss. Children feel protected by limits.
Limits help children discriminate between what is safe and what is dangerous.
By having boundaries, children are free to explore the world around them without fear of harming themselves or others. Children without limits are insecure and afraid. For these children, the world is a bridge without guard rails. Frightened children may withdraw. Others will deliberately misbehave to force authority figures to step in and provide limits.