OK For Kids to Call Adults by their First Name? I Say No. What Do You Say?
I always encouraged (required, actually) my children’s friends to call me Mrs. Lewis, and I insisted that my children call [...]
GCP Live! Talking about Father and Son Dynamics: How to be a Better Parent to Your Son
On Friday morning, GCP was LIVE at the Corporate Counsel Men of Color Conference in Washington D.C. The topic: "Father [...]
The Value of School-Year-End Celebrations
At the end of every school year, my mom would make a date with my brother and me for a [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Commemorating Memorial Day
Happy Belated Memorial Day! We are just a few days past the holiday, so on this Thoughtful Thursday we will [...]
Get a Jump on Helping Your Kids Avoid Summer Slide!
As school winds down for the year, now is the time to focus on how you can help your sons [...]
Starting the College Search? Think About the 5 I’s
As the school year comes to an end, is it time for your high school son or daughter to start [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Alabama, What Kind of Times Are These?
Alabama. Yesterday Alabama governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that outlaws almost all abortions performed in the state. [...]
Help Children See Themselves in the Classroom with #ISeeMe!
Today DonorsChoose.org, the crowdfunding non-profit that supports public school teacher's classroom requests, announced their latest campaign: #ISeeMe, which is designed [...]
Happy Mother’s Day from Ground Control Parenting!
Happy Mother's Day! It's been a minute since the last post (a series of trips across and out of the [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: It’s National Mental Health Awareness Month. How are You Doing?
New month, new celebration: did you know that May is National Mental Health Awareness Month? Yep, since 1949 May has [...]