Kpop Demon Hunters and Social Media: What Parents Can Begin to Understand

In this episode of Asian American Parenting, Danny is joined by longtime youth pastor Justin Wong. Justin has served students and families for the past 25 years within the Asian American church community and most recently completed his second doctorate degree researching Gen Z students and the Asian American Church. They discuss aspects of the hit show K-Pop Demon Hunters and how parents can engage with their own children and teenagers about it. They also discuss social media in general and its influence on teenagers and children. How to Teach the Gospel To Teenagers Through Culture by Chelsea Kingston Erickson What Teenagers Need From Parents: Understand the Challenges of Technology by Christina Fox Discipling Your Teenagers, a Rooted video course The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World by Brett McCracken The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt Follow @therootedministry on Instagram for more updates! Follow and subscribe to Asian American Parenting wherever you listen to podcasts. Join us at the Rooted 2025 Conference! Hosted by Danny Kwon, Ph.D., the Senior Director of Youth Ministry Content and Cross-Cultural Initiatives for Rooted Ministry, and Monica Kim, Ph.D., a psychologist and Christian counselor. Together, Monica and Danny have co-authored Teenagers and Mental Health: A Handbook for Parents, Pastors, and Youth Leaders.