Many parents and day-care workers say that disciplining young children is their big concern. Children learn best from what actually happens, not from what's said to them. Teaching children good behaviors is more than telling them what to do. Children will test limits. They will whine and argue to find out how you react.
Children learn by copying what they see others do.
If you model good behaviors, children will copy them. If you scream, degrade and are abusive, then you guarantee that children will scream, degrade and be rough. Instead of focusing on bad behaviors all the time, focus on the positive. If you're pleased with a child's behavior, let him or her know by smiling, nodding and making nice comments. Be sure to pay attention to children who are behaving well.