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
The Definition of Parenting by Paul David Tripp (Paul Tripp)
“Here’s the thesis: The parent… who is most convinced that they desperately need mercy themselves will be the one who offers mercy most abundantly to their kid.”
That Dad by John Pennylegion (Mockingbird)
“…our identity is not based on who our children are or what they do. Yes, I’m forever tied to them — and I’m so thankful I am! — but they’re their own person.”
It’s Sad That You Believe That by Stephen Jones (Increase Our Faith Substack)
“So go ahead and pray your guts out. Pray for your relationship with your child, for your words, your heart, pray for patience. Pray for love to prevail.”
Motherhood Was Supposed to be a Slog. I Found Joy Instead. by Kate Lucky (Christianity Today)
“But I also want to enjoy the gifts I’ve been given rather than always anticipating the other shoe dropping, the change in the weather, the unexpected pain. I want to revel in the joy of the Lord not just because I know I’ll need it in the trials ahead—I will—but because I get to have it now.”
What a Good Marriage Sounds Like to Your Children by Tim Challies (Challies)
“… in their most formative years, the only book on marriage they will read is the ‘book’ of their parents’ marriage.”
Three Reminders for Christian Parents by Katie Polski (byFaith Magazine)
“Cultivating a love for the church does not come from formulas or quick fixes. It comes from parents who genuinely love Christ and his people and who trust God to work in their children’s hearts.”
Teen Culture
Where Gen Z Is Finding Jesus by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra (TGC transcripted podcast)
“This delight in Jesus, in the Word of God, and in each other, is such a contrast to Gen Z’s sad isolation that even a little bit is obvious.”
‘Dopamine Kids’ explains why children crave screens and helps them enjoy life instead by Alicia Garceau (NPR)
“The other thing that I found really fascinating during my research was that teenagers actually want help from their parents… They want guardrails. They’re afraid to ask their parents for help because they don’t want the parent to just take away the phone.”
5 Encouragements About Gen Z by Collin Hansen (Unseen Things Newsletter)
Gen Z has flourishing pockets of faith. To be sure, Gen Z might still be the least religious generation on record. But the reports of God at work, particularly in college ministries, are legitimate, especially as the Great Awokening has receded.
Going ‘Analog’ Is Gen Z’s Newest Trend, but They’re Doing It Wrong by Rosamelia Sanchez Lara (Good Housekeeping)
“Analog refers to activities and objects that exist outside the digital world—like analog clocks, vinyl records, cassette tapes and CDs. As social media fatigue grows among Gen Z, many are turning to analog hobbies as a way to disconnect from screens and spend more time offline. Think knitting, reading physical books, doing puzzles, journaling and drawing.”
On Rooted
Rooted Recommends: Wisdom For Parenting
Carried by Friendships, Held by Christ by Isaiah Marshall
The ‘Now, Not Yet’ of Parenting by Allyn Bock
Practicing Sabbath as a Family by Paige Burr
Three Reasons to Help Our Kids Memorize Scripture by Kyle Bjerga
Jesus Is the Resurrection and the Life for Parents Who Want to Fix Everything (podcast)
Ask The Experts: Why Our Kids Are Feeling Lonely with Shelby Abbott (podcast)
What is Overparenting? (podcast)
What is Underparenting? (podcast)
