Rooted Parent Top Ten June 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 Parenting

3 Considerations When Reviewing Books Your Children Want to Read by Korrie Johnson (Crossway)

“Kids need to read about characters who make mistakes, make poor choices, and do the wrong things. In a fallen world they’ll also have such experiences, and characters who navigate hard moments with integrity can help prepare our kids for similar struggles.”

Raising Kids in the Faith Is Simpler Than You May Think by Joe Carter (The Gospel Coalition)

“One of the strongest predictors of an adult who stays in the faith is simply having parents who talk to them about it at home several times a week. Children raised in those homes were more than twice as likely to attend church, pray daily, and call religion very important in young adulthood…”

Dads, ‘Provoke Not Your Children to Wrath’—Even the Fussy Toddler by Seth Troutt (Christianity Today)

“In my experience, fathers embitter and exasperate their children when they treat correction as the foundation of parenting. That’s wrong. The foundation is affection rooted in delight that faithfully images the love and character of our Father in heaven.”

Three Traits of a Loving Dad That Kids Will Never Forget by Matt Markins (New Growth Press)

“… with the presence of the Holy Spirit, the power of God’s Word, and the encouragement of other dads, we can learn to express our love for our children by being fully present, increasingly patient, and by pursuing them with loving affection.”

Gospel Parenting During the Little Years with Jen Wilkin and Melissa Kruger (The Gospel Coalition)

This talk is a throwback (it was recorded in 2021), but it is evergreen. For those with young children home all the long, hot summer, you’ll find good gospel encouragement in the company of these two wise moms.

Culture

To Grow Resilient Kids, Don’t Take Away Struggle Martin Olasky interview with Tish Harrison Warren (Christianity Today)

“We’re built to do hard things but not to do them in isolation. We help our kids not by taking away every struggle but by accompanying them as they struggle.”

Reading for pleasure is sharply down among schoolkids, report shows by Ashley Mowreader (NBC News)

“ Concerned parents have … pushed back against school-issued devices or digital learning practices, which has led to the introduction of several state-level bills that would limit education technology in public schools.”

The Modern Dating Crisis and the Paradox of Choice by Walker Larsen (Intellectual Takeout)

“…young people need more training in dating skills to boost their confidence and their ability to form connections and relationships.”

To Share With Your Son (honestly, your daughter could benefit too)

Young Man: What Are You Good At? by Zak Mellgren (the SubZak)

“But you do away with the ‘I’m not good at that’ mentality, and you instead embrace a ‘I bet I can learn that’ mentality. You develop a healthy respect for the brain God gave you and a desire to use that brain to gain knowledge and experience that will bless you, your family, and your neighbor.”

And Finally, a Podcast:

If You’ve Seen Jesus, You’ve Seen the Father (The Russell Moore Show)

“… whether our earthly fathers were present or absent, wise or wounded, Jesus reveals the Father we have been searching for all along—the one who looks at his children and says, “You are my beloved.”