Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman

Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson discuss empowering children by giving them more control over their lives. Topics include autonomy, reducing stress, motivation, sleep, mental health, and the importance of asking kids questions. They emphasize the role of parents as consultants, helping kids make decisions, and focusing on intrinsic motivation over testing. Key takeaway: Encourage kids to make decisions and own their choices.

How can you instill healthy beliefs in your family? One of the most important questions we can ask ourselves after every interaction with our kids, "When our children walk away, what did they just conclude?" Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.

Celeste Meyburgh, a parenting expert, shares her insights on handling children's whining and emotional communication. She discusses how to empathize with the struggles of playtime and the importance of setting boundaries while acknowledging feelings. Celeste connects whining to a child's need for communication and encourages parents to prioritize connection before correction. Her practical strategies aim to foster understanding and compassion in parent-child interactions, making parenting a smoother journey.

Celesté Meyburgh spent the last couple of years researching and studying the important role that fathers play in early child development and school readiness. She believes Dads should know what the science says about their unique impact and she has made it her mission to share the fascinating research about Dads far and wide. Celesté Meyburgh along with her (awesome!) husband, Kobus Meyburgh, are co-founders of Spritely. During office hours, she is a Registered Psychometrist and Counsellor. After hours, she plays house (and LEGO and dinosaurs) with her two-year-old girl, Famke, and five-year-old boy, Milan. During the early morning hours, she is plotting world peace, with her ever-growing army of actively involved Dads. She aims to inspire Dads with insight to become Dads of impact all over the world. Because our children deserve to grow up with the best version of their Dads so they can become the best version of themselves for the generations to come. In today's episode of the podcast, we're talking with Celesté about her passion for helping men understand their impact at a child's early age. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Using assessments for better parenting How to leverage personality differences to create power At what stage of a child's development does a dad REALLY need to be involved The latest research on fatherhood engagement Why a father's eating habits have more of an impact than Moms The benefits of rough and tumble play "Whining is just anger coming through a very small whole" Kids behaviors are all just attempts at communicating with us, and it's our job to figure out what they're saying Mantra to remember -- "Connection before correction" What the hell is Lego Serious Play? QUOTE "Take a step back and focus on the family. Success is inevitable but it won't mean anything, if you lose connection with your children" - Celesté Meyburgh "Embracing your child or your spouse when you come home is so important because it resets something in your inside" - Celesté Meyburgh "We don't know what lies ahead for our children but a child who has the ability to think critically, and problem solve and identify ways in which he can make the world a better place, that child will be okay" - Celesté Meyburgh "A child who is able to recognize and manage their emotions and collaborate with others, those are the kids that will do well in the future. " - Celesté Meyburgh EPISODE RESOURCES Follow Celesté Meyburgh on Twitter, Insta, Facebook Spritely Myers Briggs Elizabeth Murphy Books PEOPLE MENTIONED Rebecca Thompson Heidi Shiver About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com

Patrick Cullinane is a serial entrepreneur who has started and sold multiple businesses and developed several software applications in the logistics and supply chain industries. Patrick also serves on the board of 1Life Fully Lived, a non-profit geared towards helping young people find their passion through the entrepreneurial spirit and to dream, plan and live their best lives. Sam Cullinane began her career climbing corporate ladders to achieve the rank of Chief of Staff to the President of an international five billion dollar company. Eventually, she also took to entrepreneurial endeavors – starting a few businesses and then joining Patrick to build and sell his largest business. Sam completely switched gears in 20 15 and is now a National iTunes charting songwriter and recording artist who has been invited to open for Jewel and has a song in a film released October 2017. Sam also serves as the President of a women's mastermind, Symmetry7. Sam and Patrick have been married for over twenty years and they would tell you they are one of the happiest couples they know. But they weren't always this happy. In fact, after ten years of marriage, they were ready to sign the divorce papers. During the first ten years of their marriage, they struggled through like most people do: trying to navigate life together without any real tools, realizing they were in many ways opposites, fighting often, having sex less and less, distrust and jealousy rearing their ugly heads, and what they believed was falling out of love. They were under tremendous pressure, as many families are these days, raising their two children and each of them pursuing their rigorous careers. In their tenth year of marriage, they decided to call it quits and filed for divorce. After a year apart, against all odds, they decided to get back together. This time they came with new insights including recognition of the things each of them brought to the relationship – good and bad. Both made the necessary changes to successfully start their next chapter. For the last ten years they've grown their love, their bond, and created an amazing life together. They became students of love and they never looked back. Their book, released July 2017, Bigger Love – is their story along with tips, tools, and tricks for taking your relationship to a higher, deeper, more satisfying level. Today, Pat & Sam join the podcast to talk about what makes your relationships stronger, happier, and sexier! KEY TAKEAWAYS: The science of why relationships work The benefits (and dark side) of self love What is andropause and why should men know about this? The right and wrong ways to approach sex supplments If you're beating yourself up, you're focused on the past What the hell is a God spark? Being your partners biggest fan How you handle good news is more important than bad news How to evolve your sex life Sex is more than just the bedroom What sneezing has to do with orgasims QUOTE "It's more important how you handle your partner's good news, than it is the bad news." – Sam Cullinane EPISODE RESOURCES BiggerLove.com Follow Pat & Sam on Facebook & Twitter MARRIAGE: From Miserable to Magnificent: Keep The Love Of Your Life For The Rest Of Your Life Bigger Love: How to Have the Love of your Life for the Rest of Your Life Sex: The New Wonder Drug | Sam Cullinane TEDx The Not So Perfect Couple Podcast Don't Shoot Your Ego Cannon with Kelly & Kelly Flanagan Exploration of Couple's Sexual Desire with Dr. Amy Muise The Happier Approach with Nancy Smith Tantra and Not Defining an Orgasm with Alexandra Miu Doggy Style Podcast PEOPLE MENTIONED Amy Muise Kelly Flanagan Hal Elrod Nancy Smith Alexandra Miu About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com

Patrick Cullinane is a serial entrepreneur who has started and sold multiple businesses and developed several software applications in the logistics and supply chain industries. Patrick also serves on the board of 1Life Fully Lived, a non-profit geared towards helping young people find their passion through the entrepreneurial spirit and to dream, plan and live their best lives. Sam Cullinane began her career climbing corporate ladders to achieve the rank of Chief of Staff to the President of an international five billion dollar company. Eventually, she also took to entrepreneurial endeavors – starting a few businesses and then joining Patrick to build and sell his largest business. Sam completely switched gears in 20 15 and is now a National iTunes charting songwriter and recording artist who has been invited to open for Jewel and has a song in a film released October 2017. Sam also serves as the President of a women's mastermind, Symmetry7. Sam and Patrick have been married for over twenty years and they would tell you they are one of the happiest couples they know. But they weren't always this happy. In fact, after ten years of marriage, they were ready to sign the divorce papers. During the first ten years of their marriage, they struggled through like most people do: trying to navigate life together without any real tools, realizing they were in many ways opposites, fighting often, having sex less and less, distrust and jealousy rearing their ugly heads, and what they believed was falling out of love. They were under tremendous pressure, as many families are these days, raising their two children and each of them pursuing their rigorous careers. In their tenth year of marriage, they decided to call it quits and filed for divorce. After a year apart, against all odds, they decided to get back together. This time they came with new insights including recognition of the things each of them brought to the relationship – good and bad. Both made the necessary changes to successfully start their next chapter. For the last ten years they've grown their love, their bond, and created an amazing life together. They became students of love and they never looked back. Their book, released July 2017, Bigger Love – is their story along with tips, tools, and tricks for taking your relationship to a higher, deeper, more satisfying level. Today, Pat & Sam join the podcast to talk about what makes your relationships stronger, happier, and sexier! KEY TAKEAWAYS: The science of why relationships work The benefits (and dark side) of self love What is andropause and why should men know about this? The right and wrong ways to approach sex supplments If you're beating yourself up, you're focused on the past What the hell is a God spark? Being your partners biggest fan How you handle good news is more important than bad news How to evolve your sex life Sex is more than just the bedroom What sneezing has to do with orgasims QUOTE "It's more important how you handle your partner's good news, than it is the bad news." - Sam Cullinane EPISODE RESOURCES BiggerLove.com Follow Pat & Sam on Facebook & Twitter MARRIAGE: From Miserable to Magnificent: Keep The Love Of Your Life For The Rest Of Your Life Bigger Love: How to Have the Love of your Life for the Rest of Your Life Sex: The New Wonder Drug | Sam Cullinane TEDx The Not So Perfect Couple Podcast Don't Shoot Your Ego Cannon with Kelly & Kelly Flanagan Exploration of Couple's Sexual Desire with Dr. Amy Muise The Happier Approach with Nancy Smith Tantra and Not Defining an Orgasm with Alexandra Miu Doggy Style Podcast PEOPLE MENTIONED Amy Muise Kelly Flanagan Hal Elrod Nancy Smith Alexandra Miu About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com

Jeffrey Williams is a father, husband, teacher, and dedicated student of life. Jeffrey and his wife, along with their four children, currently reside in Nevada City, California. A natural self-starter and holistic wellness visionary, Jeffrey founded his first wellness center, Lifestyles of Light, in 2002 and his second, The Vitalist Institute, in 2016. For the past 20+ years, Jeffrey has immersed himself in learning about the capabilities of the human body through rigorous study and application of traditional and modern wellness systems from all over the world. Jeffrey is a transformation artist with a unique ability to guide people from all walks of life through a full spectrum of high-impact human empowerment teachings; his work incorporates bodywork, sound, breath, water, movement, and more. Through his centers, Jeffrey offers a variety of holistic services and teachings designed to align one's body, mind, and spirit. For Jeffrey, living a holistic lifestyle and teaching others about holistic living are the keys to advancing humankind toward a greater expression of excellence. About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com

Jeffrey Williams is a father, husband, teacher, and dedicated student of life. Jeffrey and his wife, along with their four children, currently reside in Nevada City, California. A natural self-starter and holistic wellness visionary, Jeffrey founded his first wellness center, Lifestyles of Light, in 2002 and his second, The Vitalist Institute, in 2016. For the past 20+ years, Jeffrey has immersed himself in learning about the capabilities of the human body through rigorous study and application of traditional and modern wellness systems from all over the world. Jeffrey is a transformation artist with a unique ability to guide people from all walks of life through a full spectrum of high-impact human empowerment teachings; his work incorporates bodywork, sound, breath, water, movement, and more. Through his centers, Jeffrey offers a variety of holistic services and teachings designed to align one's body, mind, and spirit. For Jeffrey, living a holistic lifestyle and teaching others about holistic living are the keys to advancing humankind toward a greater expression of excellence. KEY TAKEAWAYS: What is whole brain function? A unique way of governing breath The #1 solution to better sleep Finding the rhythms in nature Where EVERYONE has ADD, and what's the cure for it Why connecting healthy habits to true passions is key How depression is feedback for growth Examining your level of commitment to your spouse and kids top 3 values Transformation doesn't change us, it reveals us Dealing with the hardest year of life QUOTE "Remember to love, and to show that love as often as you can." - Jeffrey Williams "Figure out the love language of people in your life so that they can feel the love that you have for them." - Jeffrey Williams EPISODE RESOURCES Jeffrey Williams Website Follow on Facebook ESALEN Oura Ring Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly PEOPLE MENTIONED Matthew Kelly About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com

Yanik Silver has been called a Cosmic Catalyst, a Maverick Mischief-maker and a Galactic Goofball. He redefines how business is played in the 21st century at the intersection of more profits, more fun, and more impact. Yanik is the creator of the Cosmic Journal, author of Evolved Enterprise and the founder of Maverick1000, a global network of top entrepreneurs of visionary entrepreneurs making a serious difference in the world, without taking themselves too seriously. In fact, it's not unusual to find him dressed as a lemur, a showgirl or even in matching mermaid tails with Sir Richard Branson. This group periodically assembles for breakthrough retreats, rejuvenating experiences, and impact opportunities (to-date raising over $3M+) with participating icons such as Sir Richard Branson, Sara Blakely, Tony Hawk, Chris Blackwell, John Paul DeJoria, Tony Hsieh, Russell Simmons, Tim Ferriss, and many others. Yanik served on the Constellation board for Virgin Unite, the entrepreneurial foundation of the Virgin Group and Branson family. And his lifetime goal is to connect visionary leaders and game changers to catalyze business models and new ideas for solving 100 of the world's most impactful issues by the year 2100. In between checking off items on his Ultimate Big Life List, he calls Potomac, Maryland, home with his wife, Missy, and two mini-maverick adventurers in the making, Zack and Zoe. KEY TAKEAWAYS: How to be more present at home Setting up your environment for success What are the 13 silver keys? Where business has helped and hurt his family Sharing passions with kids The power of journaling Connecting the head, heart and purpose What the wizard of oz has to do with great parenting Raising kids who joyfully express themselves QUOTE "Catalyze the catalyst." - Yanik Silver "If we can help them joyfully express, then we've done our job." - Yanik Silver EPISODE RESOURCES YanikSilver.com Follow on LinkedIn, Twitter, Insta, Facebook The Cosmic Journal by Yanik Silver Evolved Enterprise PEOPLE MENTIONED Tony Hsieh Mike Mccarthy Hal Elrod Jeff Cherry Benjamin Franklin Frida Kahlo About Front Row Dads Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families. While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home. Join our Open Facebook Group Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Join "The Brotherhood" Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here. Leave A Review If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show! Subscribe to the podcast Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com