Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman The Rites of Passage Blueprint Every Dad Needs (Ages 8, 12, 14, 16, 18)
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Aug 13, 2025 
Rich Christiansen, founder of Legado Family, shares invaluable insights on raising resilient, values-driven children. He breaks down his family framework centered around values, symbols, and traditions. Discover the significance of age-specific rites of passage at 8, 12, 14, 16, and 18, and learn how entrepreneurship can empower teens. Rich offers practical strategies to combat entitlement and foster family identity, ensuring a meaningful legacy. His approach is both transformative and practical for modern dads.
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Values Are The Foundation
- Values are the foundational starting point for any family or institution that wants to endure.
- Deliberately choose which inherited values to keep and which to discard to prevent passing harmful patterns to your children.
Layer Symbols And Traditions
- Build symbols, doctrine, and traditions after defining values to create a cohesive family identity.
- Add rites of passage and financial structures to cement those values across generations.
Use Rites Of Passage As Glue
- Implement rites of passage at specific ages to lock in family values and resilience.
- Use these ceremonies as the 'glue' that prevents values from being undone over time.
