Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman

Jason Bronson, Front Row Dad member and husband of 21 years, shares candid reflections on marriage and everyday habits. He lists five behaviors that create friction and explains simple shifts to be more present, prioritize your partner, and respond with empathy instead of solutions. Short, honest, and relatable — you might spot your own habits in his stories.

Craig Perra, attorney-turned-coach and author who rebuilt his life through parts work. He recounts hitting rock bottom and explains Internal Family Systems, how behaviors are need-seeking not bad, and shame as a compliance system. He connects neuroscience, spirituality, and leadership, and offers simple practical steps to start dialoguing with your inner parts today.

Mike Green, facilitator and small-group leader who guides the conversation. Samuel Shreve, a dad who built a practical family covenant used daily with his kids. They explain how to create simple, behavior-focused family promises. They cover involving young children, tools like “ouch/oops,” turning values into concrete language, and keeping the covenant alive with regular check-ins.

Brent Perkins, father of two, author of Paper Cuts, and builder of the band program that runs small, monthly men’s groups. He explains what these three-hour bands do, how they become a gym for presence and vulnerability, why listening beats problem-solving, and how showing up there changes how men show up at home.

Dr. Kelly Flanagan, clinical psychologist and author of The Road Less Triggered, shares stories from two decades helping relationships. He explores why people shut down, how to notice and reopen your heart in tense moments, setting open-hearted boundaries, delaying defensiveness, and practical ways to rehearse responses and repair connection.

Dave Powders, founding Front Row Dads member who uses biweekly money meetings and a five-jar system. Eric Farewell, Front Row Dad who pays kids per task and has them cover some expenses. They debate allowance versus commission. Short, practical methods for teaching budgeting, ownership, ledgers, entrepreneurship, and starting money meetings are discussed.

Philip McKernan, world-class speaker and coach to pro athletes and executives, leads retreats on presence, courage, and alignment. He discusses brave fathering, the power of retreats and environment to deepen presence, hidden guilt shaping parenting, authenticity versus reactionary parenting, and the radical value of simply sitting with your child.

Bryan Post, child behavior expert and author who has spent 30 years with families, explains love-based parenting is firm, honest, and harder than yelling. He discusses how a parent’s energy shapes a child’s anxiety. He teaches breathing and co-regulation, holding space during meltdowns, using grief as healing, and balancing presence with clear boundaries.

Alison Armstrong, relationship educator and author who has studied gender dynamics since the early 1990s, shares what decades of research reveal about fathers and children. She outlines the six dominant drivers and how mismatched drives cause conflict. She tells candid stories about overprotection, stepfathering, and why shame, ownership, and forgiveness matter in parenting.

Jason Bronson, a Front Row Dad and 21-year husband, shares simple, practical moves to reconnect on Valentine’s Day. He explains creating a connection signal, choosing presence over performative dates, trying a phone-free no-agenda hangout, and asking one powerful reflective question to invite real closeness.