Rooted Parent Top Ten May 2026

Welcome to the Rooted Parent Top Ten, a curated list of resources from across the web that we believe will be helpful to parents. Here you’ll find articles, podcasts, and videos to support you in gospel-centered discipleship and interpreting youth culture. While most are gospel-focused, others are included because they share a message of common grace. (Please note: the opinions presented in these articles do not necessarily reflect the position of Rooted Ministry.) At the end, you’ll find Rooted resources compiled from the last month’s new offerings. We hope this resource is helpful!

Gospel Centered

I Am Not Enough for My Kids by Amy Medina (Not Home Yet)

“Determination implies that I am in control, that if I just try hard enough, I’ll get the outcome I want. Perseverance, on the other hand, means trusting God while not giving up.”

So Much of Parenting Is Just This Simple, Easy* Thing by Andrea Burke (Two Humble Acres Substack)

“So much of parenting is paying attention. And mind you, paying attention to them and not yourself.”

3 Misconceptions Your Kids Might Have About the Bible by Todd R. Chipman (Crossway)

“I like to help kids think about why so many people don’t read the Bible. One reason is that the Bible reads the reader. The Bible exposes our need for God and that we must come to him on his terms.”

Parents Need Play Too by Brianna Lambert (The Gospel Coalition)

“Our hobbies won’t hand out new revelations about God, but they’ll reaffirm the truths of Scripture imaged in his world.”

The Loudest Voice in Motherhood by Katie Polski (New Growth Press)

“Throughout Scripture, God speaks with clarity and authority, yet his words are often drowned out by the urgency of the world around us.”

5 Things You Should Know About Being a Parent by Tedd Tripp (Ligonier)

“…understanding the attitudes of heart that lie beneath your own besetting sins will facilitate asking good questions that help your children understand their hearts.”

Teen Culture

How Gen-Z Girls Were Sold Loneliness as Empowerment by Rebecca McLaughlin (The Gospel Coalition)

An important review of Freya India’s book Girls.

AI Cheating as a Failure to Love by Alan O. Noble (You Are Not Your Own Substack)

“When students come to love writing—not necessarily the difficulty of writing, but the wisdom that comes from it—they will be less likely to offload their editing, brainstorming, and drafting to a machine that will rob them of valuable critical exercises. And the same principle holds true for other subjects.”

Q & A: Douglas McKelvey on Gen Z’s Lack of Rites of Passage by Ashley Hales (Christianity Today)

“The college-age generation—they’re awakening to a hunger. Aslan is on the move, perhaps.”

Books and brain development: why reading is much more than a pastime for children and teens (The Conversation)

“[Reading] helps us to interpret other people’s thoughts and emotional states and to understand and analyze our own mental processes, evaluate information, and distinguish between strong and weak arguments. By strengthening our critical thinking skills, it protects against fake news and misinformation.”