It's bad to mistreat your child.
Dave is at home when he's called by his neighbor who says Dave's son Max has been stealing tools from his garage.
Dave wants to reprimand his son Max.
Dave tells his son Max that he is grounded, and he needs to return all the tools right away.
Dave tells his son Max to get in the basement and locks him down there for two days without food or water.
Max learns right from wrong and realizes that he has made a major mistake and apologizes.
Max is traumatized and terrified of his father and goes through major stress while deprived of food and water.