Agression towards Children

Question
I have a German Shepherd who I adopted from a rehoming centre. When Max 1st came home with us he was fine with my partners 10  year old daughter however 2 months in he will not listen to her and when she tries to give him a command he growls at her. He has bitten her twice once when she bent down to kiss me good night and the 2nd time when she got up and tried to step round him (myself and my partner were not in the room at the time).
We originally got the dog to bring the family together but now it means that Kelsey is feeling left out as she thinks the dog doesn't like her. She is a good kid and is trying not to be scared of him but its unfair on her to not enjoy having a dog.
Whenever max growls or bites Kelsey we have told him no and corrected his behavior but other than that we are coming to end of our tether as we have no idea what to do now.
Max is fine with both my partner and I obeys all our commands without hesitation.
Please can you help us mend the broken relationship between Kelsey and Max?
Max is obviously a male dog age 4 and has been recently neutered.

Many Thanks

Esther

Answer
The neutering should help, but it may be a month of more until you see the full effect.  The dog needs to learn its place in the family.  The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts. Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/ For more on being top dog, see http://www.dogbreedinfo.com./topdogrules.htm