Instinctively, they may respond to a child as their parents responded to them when they were young. They need guidance from a caring adult to help them learn how to behave appropriately.
Parents can use the following strategies to become more effective in guiding a child's behavior.
Have children rest or play apart for a time when they fight, squabble, hit, or keep irritating one another. Being apart for a while lets them calm down and correct their behavior. Then you can use other ways to encourage better behavior. Talk calmly with children to learn what happened, why and how they saw the situation. Talk about ways to deal with the problem.