He freely meets our needs, and we need to do the same with our kids. Often, we are so strict with our children because we don't want their behavior to reflect poorly on us as parents. When our own kids were young, David was always grace-oriented in his parenting. I was really more concerned about what others would think than I was about the good of my children. I didn't have the proper perspective of the gracious love of the Father.
Kids have strong emotions, and one of the most common is anger.
When a child is angry, the parents often respond by getting angry themselves. We can instill fear in a child by responding to her in anger, and that might minimize the child's expressions of anger. And that's not what any parent wants. Let's say Jenny is called in for dinner. She comes stomping into the house, slamming the door behind her, with a scowl on her face.