There's a great parenting programme that I have used in my profession (I work in child and adolescent mental health) for about 10 years. It's called 123 magic and works fantastically for kids aged between 2-12 year olds.

It's basically a time out programme...where kids are given 2 warnings and then the 3rd warning results in a time out. For some behaviour (e.g. hitting others), there isn't 2 warnings...but results in a time out straight away. The programme is based on 2 main premises: reducing the talking and reducing the emotion.

I am a huge fan of it...not only does it help kids to develop self regulation behaviours (e.g. the ability to control themselves) but also it strengthens the parent-child relationship in a healthy way.

You can receive training in it (e.g. in home training or attending a course)...or alternative just read the book...or get the DVD...

If you're interested, just google 123 magic under an Australian search...

All the best!