As we dive headfirst into 2025, we’re still enjoying all the wise and wonderful content our Rooted Parent writers contributed in 2024. Here we’ve collected the top five most read articles of the year. Keep coming back to the Rooted blog for all the good stuff we have coming to you – and of course, we wish you a Happy New Year!
Take a Deep Breath, Parents, and Let Go of Self-Reliance by Chrissy Trapp
“We may be parents, but the core of our identity will always be child. As the old hymn declares, we are invited to rest in the reality that “This is my Father’s World.” Our lives were not designed to revolve around ourselves or our families. As children of God, we are meant to lean fully on our Father.”
Parenting an Immature Child by Steve Eatmon
“As parents we often tend to see the current version of our kids as the permanent one. If they are rebellious, they will always be rebellious, if they are absent-minded, they will always be absent-minded, if they don’t like church, they never will. This causes us to have a lack of faith in what God can do and forget that Jesus said, “with man this is impossible but with God all things are possible.”
Choosing to Love Your Kids When It’s Hard by Shea Patrick
“We don’t love our kids because they give us warm fuzzies by their actions, or because they demonstrate their love for us. Love is more than feelings and emotions; love is a determined commitment to my kid’s wellbeing. We love because he first loved us (1 John 4:19). God loved me when I was not deserving of his love; in fact, I was in outright rebellion against him. We remind ourselves of this when our feelings ebb and flow.”
Count the Cost: Advice for Parents of Athletes by Steve Eatmon
“But often, it’s the good (or neutral) things that can distract us from our relationship with Christ. Our ultimate goal as parents is to teach our children to place their faith in Christ who loved them enough to die for their sins. Knowing Christ should be the highest aim in our parenting, not our children’s’ athletic success.
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How Romans 8:28 Offers Comfort and Hope for Parents by Katie Polski
“Do you see the freedom and the comfort in this? It is not up to you to be the Savior of your child. Relinquish your fear into the hands of a God who loves beyond understanding. Your responsibility is not to make your child love Jesus. “
