First Step Consultation – Brian Farr M.S. in Ed., C.A.S.A.C.

  We have been having some fun at my house recently by watching some of the iconic movies from the past with my kids.  They are at the age now where they understand many of the deeper meanings in these films, and it is also interesting to see just how far film-making, technology, and the […]

“When we grew up and went to school, there were certain teachers who would hurt the children any way they could…” Those lyrics by the band Pink Floyd are ominous, filled with pain, and hard to fathom.  Why would teachers want to intentionally hurt students?  What is harder to believe is that the song, though […]

  I realized something odd this week.  I feel O.K.  Peaceful.  Tranquil.  Serene.  And this is odd for me, because my life circumstances haven’t changed in any significant way to cultivate these feelings.  If anything, my life situation today is more uncertain, unpredictable, and downright scary than ever before.  And it would seem that I […]

  Things were getting ugly.  You could feel the anger and tension rising in the mob as each second passed by.  More and more people were joining the unruly group, many of them visibly burned, and tired, and dehydrated from hours in the sun.  There were children in the midst of it all – some […]