Gen Z/Gen Alpha Resources to Check Out!

This month, as many of us are planning a road trip, time at the lake or beach, or getting ready for family events, I thought I would share some current favorites on Gen Z/Gen Alpha. I hope you can find something on this list of my Summer 2025 top picks to listen to or read as you relax with a glass of iced tea or make that drive to a graduation, wedding, or family reunion!

Jolene's Top Picks
Podcasts:

• Screen Sanity Podcast discusses trends in technology use and best practices for healthy digital citizenship.
• The One Conversation Podcast presents faith-based info on parenting, culture and media.
• GenSend Podcast provides content to help you disciple and mobilize the next generation.
• Screen Strong Families Podcast provides strategies on helping kids from a screen-driven generation.

Books:

• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is an absolute must-read for anyone working with or wanting to understand the trends that are impacting children, teens, or young adults today.
• The Six Conversations by Heather Holleman is a powerful read with practical resources to foster connection in an era of isolation and incivility.
• Creating a Tech-Healthy Family: Ten Must-Have Conversations to Help You Worry Less and Connect More With Your Kids by Andrea Davis provides a great guide to conversations and considerations in creating a family media plan.

Technology and Digital Citizenship Resources:

• Questions for Humans: Great conversation starter cards for any context…family, friends, work, or school. Create opportunities to connect with those around you this summer!
• Better Screen Time: Download the free technology self-evaluation or family technology plan quick guide.
• Kids Brains and Screens: A Screen Strong Student Course for middle schoolers. Great content and activities to help kids understand why healthy habits with screens are important.
• Healthy Children: A great interactive family media plan template and guide!
• 1000 Hours Outside: Tips for getting Gen Z/Gen Alpha (and all of us!) off screens and into nature.

Faith-Based Resources:

• Axis for understanding youth culture; faith-based resources for parents and youth leaders
• Foundation Worldview for faith-based curriculum and resources for parents and youth leaders​