Well of course this is just how life goes around. But I think of supplicant in the way my on-line dictionary defines it.Likewise we sometimes need things from others: information, feedback, validation, time, attention, etc. It is important not only to ask but to be clear we have no right to demand.
supplicate |ˈsəpliˌkāt|
verb [ intrans. ]
ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly : [with infinitive ] the plutocracy supplicated to be made peers.
Parenting is difficult for all of us and of course children are individuals who vary greatly in the ease with which they are parented.
I did not know you were a Christian. I have nothing against Christians (although an atheist myself) all of my family are Christians. Someday maybe someone will do a psychological study of individuals who are atheists and those who believe. I think it has more to do with individual differences in ones psyche than even in education, training, exposure etc.