kings gambit declined

can i please have your thoughts, ideas, stratagies on how to play the ''kings gambit declined'' as white!!

I would play Nf3 or Bc4 in that situation. However, if someone opts to decline the gambit, the most likely response won't be d6, more likely d5 or Bc5

yes i agree but watch below as black can counter attack and put white into a tight corner....(this happened against me recently)

i have a 2-0-0 standing in that exact position Michael, i usually do.. Nxh4 Qxh4+ g3 Qf6 Bg2 (fxe4 works as well) and white isnt bad at all. 

Who needs my opinion,when I have the old 1976 edition of ECO!

(But before that, d6 is a lame continuation to decline the King's Gambit.

The dark Bishop is a shut-in and White has a free hand in development. The usual declined move 2...Bc5 requires White to play Nf3 to avoid the development-wrecking Bxg1. Anyhow...

ECO (by Korchnoi) says: 3. Nc3! Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. d3 exf4 7. Bxf4 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. d4 Be8 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Rae1 Bf6 with a strong advantage to White.

Does that look sensible? It's probably not the last word on the subject, but it is a place to start.

2...d6 is a weak way to decline the gambit. Black should play 2...Bc5! when he wants to decline it. This usually leads to a more or less playable middlegame for both sides, where white often gets more central control but has problems castling kingside because of the bishop on c5. Black should strike at white's centre and play for a lead in development.

 I can only imagine that the opening sequence here was 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. d3 Be7 4. Nf3 Bh4. That's because, if White played Nf3 first, he would be able to play (after 3...Be7) fxe5, winning a pawn. The tragedy here is that White shut in his King's Bishop for no reason at all. When Black is not threatening much of anything, White has a free hand to get a lead in development that can pay off in just a few more moves. 

2...d6 is lame and should pose no problem.