16-Week Cohort for Fathers of Young Children

forged in
Fatherhood

Stop dreading the hard moments that steal the little time you have together. Learn to lead through them — so that time gets spent building the relationship instead of slowly tearing it down.

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16
Weeks of Guided Work
3
Core Pillars
1
Founding Cohort
The Reality

YOU LOVE YOUR KIDS.
THE HARD MOMENTS
ARE COSTING YOU THEM.

You work hard. You come home ready to be present. Then a meltdown hits at bath time, or the morning turns into a battle, and you react instead of lead.

The guilt sets in fast. You tell yourself you'll do better tomorrow. But the pattern keeps repeating — and the connection you want with your kids keeps slipping through the cracks.

The problem isn't that you don't care. It's that nobody taught you how to regulate yourself and lead your child through these moments. That's what this cohort is built to fix.

  • Toddler MeltdownsYour kid loses it. You try not to lose it, too, but then you do.

  • Morning ChaosThe stress of getting out the door starts the day in conflict before the day even has a chance.

  • Reactivity and RegretYou snap. You know it wasn't right. You don't know how to stop it.

  • Stolen TimeThe little time you have together gets eaten by conflict instead of connection.

The Framework

AWARENESS.
REGULATION.
CONNECTION.

Three pillars. Sixteen weeks. A father who knows exactly what to do when it gets hard. Here's what gets built inside the Forge.

AWARENESS

Weeks 1 — 5

Understand what's actually happening inside you when a hard moment hits. You can't lead what you don't understand, and naming it is the first step to changing it.

REGULATION

Weeks 6 — 10

Build real-time tools to stay grounded when your child needs you most. Regulation is leadership. When you're steady, you can lead. It's that simple.

CONNECTION

Weeks 11 — 14

Turn hard moments into defining ones. The fathers who lead through the hard become the fathers their kids run toward, not away from.

Is This For You?

THIS COHORT WAS
FORGED FOR YOU IF...

THIS IS FOR YOU

  • You're a working dad with young kids
  • You love your kids deeply but lose it in the hard moments
  • You're tired of the guilt cycle after you react
  • You want to be the dad your kids choose to talk to in 30 years
  • You're ready to do real work, not just read tips
  • You want a proven framework, not just inspiration

THIS ISN'T FOR YOU IF...

  • You're looking for a quick fix or shortcut
  • You're not willing to look honestly at yourself
  • You want someone to tell you your kids are the problem
  • You're not ready to show up consistently for 16 weeks
Who am I?

WHY I BUILT THIS

Aaron Hsieh

My name is Aaron Hsieh (pronounced "Shee-yuh"). I am a husband, father, teacher and coach.

Last summer, I spent weeks frustrated at my six-year-old son, Laith, for writing his sevens backward. I thought he wasn't paying attention, and the more I corrected him, the more he fought me. It became a painful dynamic between us, and I hated it.

My wife, who is a dyslexia therapist, eventually explained what was actually happening. Between ages four and six, the connection between a child's brain and eyes is still developing. Laith wasn't being stubborn. His brain literally saw a backward seven, so that's what he wrote.

That stopped me dead in my tracks. I had spent weeks frustrated at my son for something he had no control over, and because I didn't understand it, I couldn't stay regulated enough to help him. I just made it worse.

Understanding why your child does what he does isn't the same as excusing it, but it is the difference between frustration and compassion. Between reactivity and leadership. Between a moment that damages your relationship, and one that builds it.
That's what this work is about.

Founding Father Enrollment

JOIN THE FIRST
COHORT EVER

The founding cohort is a rare opportunity. You get in at a price this program will never be again — and your experience shapes what it becomes for every father who comes after you.

Founding Father Pricing — Limited Spots
$997
Program goes to $1,497 after this cohort fills
One-time investment · Founding Cohort Only
  • 16 weeks of live cohort sessions built around the ARC Framework
  • Real-time regulation tools you can use in the middle of a hard moment
  • Scenario-specific playbooks for your hardest fatherhood moments
  • A small brotherhood of fathers doing the same work at the same time
  • Direct access to your coach throughout the entire program
  • Founding member pricing locked in for any future cohorts or programs
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Founding cohort spots are capped. When they're filled, this price is gone.

Common Questions

YOU PROBABLY
WANT TO KNOW...

What does a discovery call actually look like?
It's a real conversation. We will discuss where you are, what's hard, and whether this cohort is the right fit for you right now. No pressure, no pitch. If it's not the right time, I'll tell you that honestly.
How much time does this take each week?
This is built for working dads, so it's designed around focused, high-impact sessions. Expect to invest about 2 to 3 hours per week including the live call and the practice work between sessions.
My kids are a "X" age. Is this still right for me?
The primary focus is fathers of young children, ages 0 to 14. The nervous system work and leadership principles apply across that full range. We'll tailor the application to your kids' ages inside the cohort.
What makes this different from a parenting book or YouTube?
Information isn't the problem. Most dads already know what they should do, but they just can't access it in the moment. This cohort builds the embodied skill of regulation and leadership, not just the knowledge. There's a real difference between knowing and being able to do it when it counts.
What happens after the 16 weeks?
You'll have a complete personal playbook built around your specific triggers, your specific kids, and your specific hard moments. Founding fathers also lock in their pricing for any future cohorts or programs.

YOUR KIDS DON'T NEED
A PERFECT DAD.
THEY NEED AN ANCHORED ONE.

The hard moments aren't going away. But they don't have to keep costing you the relationship. Book a call and let's talk about whether this cohort is the right next step for you.

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