A 30-Min Weekly Ritual That Reconnects You + Your Wife
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Release Date: 01/14/2026
The Family Covenant: Simple to Create. Surprisingly Powerful.
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
📥 Download the free Family Covenant Guide — create your own in one night: FRD members Mike Green and Samuel Shreve break down something Samuel built for his family called a covenant — a set of promises the whole family writes together about how they want to treat each other. Not dad's rules. Not abstract values. Real promises that a seven-year-old helped create and that are hanging on their wall right now. They cover how to run the meeting, how to get the kids involved, and the simple tools (like "ouch, oops") that give your family shared language for the hard moments. Twenty minutes....
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What Happens When 6 Men Meet Monthly for 3 Hours (No Advice. No Fixing.)
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Brent Perkins is a father of two, author of Paper Cuts, and a Front Row Dad since 2022. He's also the man behind the growth of our band program — the small groups of four to eight men who meet monthly for three hours to do the kind of work most guys never get access to. In this conversation, Jon and Brent dig into what actually happens when men stop performing and start being real with each other. Why bands have become the number one rated feature in our community. What the edge of vulnerability looks like. And why the skills you build sitting with other men transfer directly to how you show...
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The Road Less Triggered: Turning Conflict into Connection | Dr. Kelly Flanagan
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Dr. Kelly Flanagan is a clinical psychologist with 20 years of experience, a Front Row Dad since 2020, and the author of several books including Lovable and True Companions. His newest book, The Road Less Triggered, is about the moment your heart closes — and what to do about it before you set your relationships back. In this conversation, Kelly and Jon get into why having the right communication tools doesn't matter if you shut down in the moments that matter most. They explore defensiveness, boundaries, the difference between reacting and responding, and what it actually looks like to keep...
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Allowance vs. Commission: Two Dads Debate the Best Way to Teach Kids Money
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Download the free Money Meeting Implementation Guide — everything Dave walks through in this episode so you can start with your kids this week: https://frontrowdads.com/moneymeeting Two Front Row Dad VIP members. One big disagreement. Eric Farewell thinks allowances are a mistake. Dave Powders swears by them. In this episode, they hash it out — and what comes out of it is a practical framework any dad can use to raise financially confident kids. Dave breaks down the exact system he's used since his oldest was 8 (she's now 12 and asking about maxing out her Roth IRA), while Eric shares why...
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The Brave Father: What It Really Means to Show Up for Your Kids
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
This conversation was originally shared inside the Front Row Dads community — just for members. But it was too important to keep behind closed doors. Ali Jafarian sits down with Philip McKernan — world-class speaker, coach to pro athletes and top executives, and the man leading a retreat for FRD fathers at a 500-year-old castle in Ireland this June. Philip also led two powerful sessions at FRD Live 2025. They dig into the hidden guilt driving so much of our parenting, why doing the opposite of your own father still isn't authentic, and whether who you are — not what you do — is...
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Love-Based Parenting Is Firm, Honest, and Harder Than Yelling Ever Was
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Bryan Post has spent 30 years working with families in crisis. He's a father of seven, a former foster and adopted child himself, and the author of 20 books — including From Fear to Love, which has sold over a million copies. In this conversation, Bryan breaks down why most of what we call "bad behavior" in our kids is actually stress — and why the most powerful thing a dad can do isn't fix, coach, or correct. It's slow down and breathe. What you'll learn: — How a parent's energy directly shapes a child's anxiety — Why love-based parenting isn't permissive (it's actually...
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What 30 Years of Studying Men Revealed About Fatherhood | Alison Armstrong
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Alison Armstrong has been studying men since 1991. What started as a personal mission to stop bringing out the worst in them turned into over three decades of research, workshops, and books that have changed how thousands of people understand relationships, masculinity, and what really drives human behavior. In this episode, she sits down with Jon Vroman and goes deep on what none of that research prepared her for — what it looks like when these dynamics show up between fathers and their children. What you'll learn: The 6 Dominant Drivers — building, knowing, sharing, growing,...
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The 30-Minute Valentine's Day Move That Beats Any Fancy Dinner
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Valentine's Day doesn't have to be stressful. Front Row Dad Jason Bronstad (married 21 years) breaks down how to ditch the performative stuff and actually reconnect with your wife. He shares practical moves any dad can do this weekend — a connection signal, a no-agenda date, and one powerful question most men are afraid to ask. Want to keep leveling up your marriage? Grab the top book recommendations from 300+ Front Row Dads — including the relationship books that changed the game for us — https://frontrowdads.com/books/
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5 Dads. Real Talk. No Filter. | Front Row Dads Band Meeting
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
What does real brotherhood look like for dads? One of the most powerful parts of Front Row Dads is something called a Band — a small group of men who meet regularly to go deep on life together. Not surface-level stuff. Not backyard BBQ small talk. The real stuff. The hard stuff. The stuff most men never talk about with anyone. In this episode, we're sharing something we've never released publicly before: a portion of an actual Band meeting. Our meetings usually run about 3 hours. This is just over an hour — a sample of what it sounds like when men do the work together. You'll hear Jon...
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How Busy Dads Are Getting Fit Without Losing Family Time
Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
If you've ever felt guilty about taking time away from your family to work out — this one's for you. Front Row Dads Scott Groves and Jason Bronstad share real wisdom from inside our community on how they solved the fitness vs. family dilemma. You'll walk away with: A new way to think about fitness and family time Permission to start even if you're out of shape The power of finding an activity you can do with your kids Why having other dads in your corner changes everything ___________________________________ Join us for our Family Boarding Meeting Masterclass:...
info_outlineThe 30-Minute Connection Ritual
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This is a quick ~11-minute episode built around one powerful idea:
Schedule 30 minutes a week to reconnect with your wife — no phones, no distractions, just presence.
Because in a hard season, you can’t always fix the problem…
but you can protect the connection.
In this week’s episode, two Front Row Dads, Jason Brondstad and David Aceves break down the simple weekly ritual David uses to stay on the same team with his wife — especially when life feels heavy.
Here’s the ritual:
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Put 30 minutes on the calendar (weekly)
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No phones. No screens. No distractions.
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Ask two questions:
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“How are you really feeling?”
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“What are you really struggling with?”
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And when there’s nothing to “fix,” lead with presence:
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“What do you need right now?”
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“Do you want to be hugged?”
👉 Download the FREE 30-Minute Connection Ritual one-pager and try it this week:
https://frontrowdads.com/connection