his desire to hit by giving him something appropriate to strike. we have used a punching bag in the past. my wife even drew a picture of each member of the family so the child could pound the particular person that was causing him anger.
if you don't like a punching bag you can also use a doll or stuffed animal. one parent chose to teach her child who had a biting problem to bite a doll.
"you are getting angry again... remember what you and i have decided? we wrote this down. we agreed that the next time you got angry you agreed you would... instead of hitting people."
it is very 