Yes, because by reading an article and watching news you are qualified to judge this kid. I have done the exact thing when I was young. I liked to blow stuffs up too.

It has been proven over and over again the best intervention on youths' behavior problems are through their parents and family members. This is why most child therapists play distance roll and encourage the parents to do 99% of the work. Scare tactic does not work.

My .02