Why do we expect kids to be able to manage their emotions?

It seems that often adults expect more from our kids than we can even do ourselves. Take emotional regulation for example. Why are we caught so off guard when our kids have strong emotions? Learning to manage our emotions is a life-long process and yet we often have an expectation for our kids that we wouldn't be able o meet.

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