It's also important to look for teachable moments in your everyday life.  For example, if a child hits another child, discipline must be accompanied by teaching, for example, telling children that hitting is not okay and to get an adult if they need help resolving a dispute.  However, there are two reasons this is not the most effective way to teach social behavior.  First, the incident has already occurred, and both children are upset and will not be receptive to learning.  Second, the child might find the teacher's attention reinforcing and hit children just to get the teacher's attention again.