WELCOME TO GCP
Carol Sutton Lewis
Founder
Welcome to Ground Control Parenting, a resource for parents of Black and Brown children. Here you will find parenting tips to help develop smart, thoughtful, confident boys and girls. We are especially focused on issues of identity and education.
Ground Control Parenting offers practical information about and resources for what works. Want to know what can spark the love of learning for our boys and girls from birth? How to keep them engaged in school from nursery through high school? How to help them understand their history and be prepared for their future? How to help them feel good about themselves along the way? We’ve got answers. Scroll down to see our latest posts, and click on “POSTS” in the menu above to find many more.
THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY: POETRY AND MORE
GCP offers poetry and words of inspiration in our Thoughtful Thursday posts. We focus on a theme for each Thursday and include works from poets of color across the generations. Share with your children and enjoy.
Thoughtful Thursday: Back To School
Thoughtful Thursday is BACK!! I've missed sharing poetry and other words of inspiration with you and your children in our Thoughtful Thursday posts. I love how the words of a good poem can make you smile or laugh out loud, or feel sad, or [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Spring Has Sprung
In today's Thoughtful Thursday we celebrate Spring. It's been a harsh winter for us all, and we are looking forward to the rebirth and renewal that comes with the Spring season. As the grass grows green and the flowers bloom, let's hope that the nation [...]
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