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Monkey See, Monkey Do

July 26, 2015 By Gabe Kapler 5 Comments

Gabe and Dane Kapler

Our job as parents is not to establish relationships with our children where they depend on us and we depend on them. Our job is to create a learning environment powerful enough to allow our children to venture out in the world, independent from us, where they can survive and thrive.How many times have you heard someone say that we bring children into the world because we … [Read more...]

Household Chores

December 26, 2014 By Gabe Kapler 2 Comments

Kids around the table

Involving kids in the duties of cooking and cleaning empowers them and builds confidence. From centerforparentingeducation.com: Even though it is more difficult at the time to persist in having children do chores, research indicates that those children who do have a set of chores have higher self-esteem, are more responsible, and are better able to deal with frustration and … [Read more...]

Epsom Salts

December 15, 2014 By Gabe Kapler 2 Comments

Epsom salt

Epsom salt baths will make you smell good. They may have a placebo effect in soothing and calming sore muscles, but the science behind the practice is questionable.Every day, I walk by the bag of Epsom salt in my boys’ bathroom and giggle when reading the label statements. Lisa (my amazing ex-wife) buys it for them and they buy in, so I figure it’s “working” for them. … [Read more...]

Early Morning Lifting

December 14, 2014 By Gabe Kapler 11 Comments

Gabe Kapler with his boys

My sons and I have been optimizing to do three things.Spend more time together. Consistently get our weight training sessions in. Get better sleep.We have created a process to dominate all three in an hour.Three days a week, my young men and I leave the house for the gym at 5:45 am. School starts for them at 8:00am. We could opt to go in the afternoon, but by … [Read more...]

Networking and Resourcefulness

December 3, 2014 By Gabe Kapler 9 Comments

Chase at football

One of the most important skills we can develop as professionals is the ability to network. It is a skill I didn’t appropriately value until late in my career. When I had an opportunity to share my thoughts on the subject with my sons, I leapt at the opportunity.My older son, Chase, told me he couldn’t lift yesterday after school because he didn’t have access to his high … [Read more...]

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