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Go on vigourous long hikes in the woods. That does wonders for everyone. Lots of exercise and keep busy, but not over scheduled works for us.

Read books and Davidson Database for ideas. A major perspective change for me was reading a book that helps with sensitive kids -Children are from heaven. (It's not religious)

One on one attention goes a long way too. I can see the difference in my kids behavior when they don't get enough.

Bad behavior can be dealt with time outs and sometime I make my child anwser a questionaire I make up to reflect on what he did.

Try to ignore as much bad behavior as you can and give a disappointed look for behavior. Be interested in desirable behavior and remind him to be proud of his efforts.

This is a lot of work. Give your self some breaks if you can.

Hope this helps a little.