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When he was a child, Daniel spent half of his time helping elderly people
in his neighborhood with yard work and chores...and the other half
getting into trouble at home, at school, and in the community. So...his
parents, being frustrated, tired, and probably wishing that they could
trade him for a new lawnmower, read a Dr. Spock book and sought other
ways of helping him...and themselves.

Daniel was placed in a class for gifted students when he was in the 3rd
grade, partially because he finished his work early and bothered other
students with antics, hyperactive behavior, and generally annoying them.
Daniel was able to overcome hyperactivity, improve attention focus, and
conquer OCD. With the help of his parents, he was also able to
concentrate his "surplus energy" on productive activities.

Daniel's parents eventually developed new ways of dealing with his
behavior...and went from using switches and grounding to more
developmentally and educationally beneficial methods. Skip the next few
years, and Daniel earned a Psychology degree from David Lipscomb
University in Nashville, TN. Afterward, he began working almost 7 days
each week and was on-call 24 hours a day as a therapist for children and
adolescents with mild-severe behavioral and emotional issues. Daniel
was also a parenting skills trainer and has been a substitute teacher, as
well as a case manager for adults with mental health and substance
abuse diagnoses.

Daniel has also testified in court, on many occasions, in cases dealing
with custody and with juvenile criminal behavior. In addition to parenting
3 kids, Daniel has worked with hundreds, and has been in almost any
scenario imaginable, from being spit on, kicked, hit, pinched, bitten,
threatened, having rocks and other objects thrown at him, having a gun
pulled on him, locked out of rooms, and so on. So...when he offers
information on helping kids, he really can put himself in your place!

However...Daniel feels that his desire to help families and to hopefully be
a part of making the next generations of adults on this planet more
peaceful and productive is far more important than his Psychology
degree.