Replies to '04/17 Dangerous Kids'

I may be going out on a limb here and maybe will reamed six ways to Sunday.  But, I think a lot of people could benefit from watching Cesar Millan on "Dog Whisperer".  I know, I KNOW that dogs are not people and people are not dogs but his understanding of psychology seems to transcend those boundaries. 

Basics:

- Establish yourself as the leader with a "calm assertive" behavior rather than a nervous, aggressive energy which just may bounce of the child and feedback to you from the child as nervous aggressive energy in tumultuous moments

- Set rules, boundaries and limitations

- Exercise (in the case of children maybe activity), discipline and then affection

This guy has taken aggressive and out of control, vicious animals and totally rehabilitated them.  I think his psychology has some merit in the people (parent/child) arena and it may take a while to "get it".  But, for what it's worth . . . watch the show.  "Dog Whisperer".   You need to watch it more than once.  I was not impressed with the first two or three times.