Parenting – Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad

On Make Your Day Richer TV

A densely-packed, live 15-minute interview on Make Your Day Richer TV / podcast with Richard Wilmore. Fast, fun, and to the point. “Just when you got one stage of parenting down, they’re on to the next…” PS. This is probably my first interview where we discussed the discarded titles for my book.

An essay on empty nesting in the Jewish Journal

My essay about entering the empty-nesting stage of parenting appears in this week’s Jewish Journal, barely a few days after we dropped off our younger daughter at her campus. (And yes, that’s her in one of the photos, opening the door to her dorm, and to her future). To me, parenting and spirituality are interwovenContinue reading “An essay on empty nesting in the Jewish Journal”

Coming up: “Mindful Parenting” – book talk/workshop at InsightLA

Join meditation teacher and therapist Wendy Block and me for our special author talk / meditation / parenting workshop at the Santa Monica Meditation Center of Insight LA this Sunday, 7/21. InsightLA is the largest Western mindfulness organization in the region, and the event is both in-person and online. From my end, I’ll be focusingContinue reading “Coming up: “Mindful Parenting” – book talk/workshop at InsightLA”

Interviewed by The Impactful Parent podcast

Delighted to be interviewed by the parenting coach Kristina Campos on her popular parenting app, podcast, and YouTube channel The Impactful Parent. In this 35-minute episode, which went live today, I summarize some of the takeaways from our foster adoptive experience. So here it is, “5 Things You Need to Know before You Foster toContinue reading “Interviewed by The Impactful Parent podcast”

Guide for foster/adoptive parents on #1 adoption site

Glad to share my research into foster/adoption policies and history on Adoption.com, the world’s largest adoption website and adoptive parent platform. I hope it will make a useful guide for prospective foster/adoptive parents. Wish I’d known all of this going into the fost/adopt process years ago! When considering adopting kids from foster care, prospective parentsContinue reading “Guide for foster/adoptive parents on #1 adoption site”