• Take a deep breath... and another, and another, and another. Then remember you are the adult. 
• Close your eyes and imagine you're hearing what your child is about to hear. 
• Press your lips together and count to 10... counting to 20 is even better. 
• Put your child in a time-out chair (a good rule to remember is : one time-out minute for each year of age.) 
• Put yourself in a time-out chair. Think about why you are angry ...is it your child, or is your child simply a convenient target for your anger? 
• Phone a friend. 
• If someone can watch the children, go outside and take a walk. 
• Take a hot bath or splash cold water on your face. 
• Hug a pillow. If it gets really bad - punch the pillow.
• Turn on some music. Maybe even sing along. 
• Pick up a pencil and write down as many helpful words as you can think of. Save the list. Even better is keeping a journal. Make sure to date each page you use. 
• Call for prevention information

Even when children push all of your buttons ... remember ... they're just children! 
You are the adult!