Hope Amidst Out-of-Control Anger

These quotes filled my soul with hope as I am often seeking to deal with 'out-of-control' anger in my home.

“Knowing that out-of-control anger comes from a child's heart should fill parents with hope.
This child is not emotionally damaged, genetically damned, and incapable of change. Jesus lived, died, and rose again so that all kinds of people, including little children with very angry hearts, could be changed into people who love God and others...
Targeting the heart means helping the child understand that her attitude, words, and actions violate God's standards first and foremost.
Targeting a child's heart means telling a child, again and again, the good news of the gospel. It means living that gospel, as well as speaking it.

Parents must not forget, when asking their child to control his anger,that they are asking him to do something supernatural and impossible on his own. So helping him build a trusting relationship with Jesus is vital. Only as he learns to depend on Jesus will he have the reasons, desires, and strength to obey. As his relationship with Jesus grows, so will his ability to control his angry behavior. The parent's goals must not only be to make a son or daughter easier to live with right now. A wise parent aims to help a child to establish and to sustain a relationship with the living God that will bring him life, love, meaning, joy, and purpose that will last forever.”
David Powlison and Michael R. Emlet, Journal of Biblical Counseling