Anonymous wrote:Has anyone dealt with a kid who they felt was a budding psychopath?
I nanny for a 8 year old who I feel is on his way due to his actions. He shows no emotions or remorse, is destructive and will actively try and hurt his siblings and their pets (I caught him one time dunking their kitten in water.) I looked up the signs and he has quite a few of them including bed wetting. When he gets mad, he gets this really creepy look on his face and says he will cut off my skin. Last night was the last straw and I told the parents I could no longer babysit and explained why. They are dead set against even hearing anything about it and says that he is going through a phase. They are my next door neighbors and I am seriously scared of this kid.
Any advice or has anyone dealt with this kind of kid?
OP, If you get an opportunity, file a police report on this child. They should get a heads up. You need to witness one of his violent episodes and report it. His parents are to afraid. Someone needs to have some guts here. The longer his allowed to go wild, the more wild he will get, until he kills people. Then it's all over and to late to help him. As with Adam Lanza, people will scratch their heads and wonder why they didn't do something that could have been useful.