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Commencement Wisdom from Deborah Roberts

I recently joined the board of the American University of Paris, and a few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of participating in their graduation ceremonies at the majestic Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. This year's honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker was none other than our very own, two-time GCP podcast guest, journalist and author Deborah Roberts! [...]

By |2024-06-05T22:59:43-04:00June 5th, 2024|Academics, College Bound Students, Featured, Latest News, Parents|Comments Off on Commencement Wisdom from Deborah Roberts

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 angry, or just help you see things differently.  Here we feature works from poets–mostly [...]

By |2023-09-14T11:56:14-04:00September 14th, 2023|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Cultural, Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Back To School

Navigating the College Process: Essential Insights for Black Parents

The SCOTUS decision to end race-based affirmative action for college admissions turned a blind eye to this country’s racial realities. It is a huge step in the wrong direction. and will alter college opportunities for many Black students. As devastating as it is, parents must put anger and disappointment aside to focus on how we [...]

By |2023-08-27T11:36:19-04:00August 22nd, 2023|Admissions, Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Parents|Comments Off on Navigating the College Process: Essential Insights for Black Parents

Fight Pandemic Learning Loss with Learning Heroes

Now that your kids have settled back into school are you seeing signs of their pandemic learning loss?  Well, did you know that studies have found concentrated high impact tutoring to be one of the most effective strategies for academic catch up?!  Get the details on this and other ways to help your kids get back on track in [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:41-04:00September 13th, 2022|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fight Pandemic Learning Loss with Learning Heroes

Happy Father’s Day from GCP!

Happy Father's Day from GCP! To all of the dads who are guiding and supporting your sons, your daughters, and any other children you’re helping to raise and mold, we salute and appreciate you! I hope that you’ve spent the day being celebrated; you deserve it. To all the single moms, whom we all know hold it down as [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:41-04:00June 19th, 2022|Featured, Holidays, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Happy Father’s Day from GCP!

Parenting in the Age of Mass Shootings: Guiding Our Children Through Fear and Uncertainty

It's happening on a horrifyingly regular basis:  innocent people in malls, supermarkets, churches, schools, any public place, are being shot by gunmen armed with high powered weapons, fueled by hatred and/or psychotic delusions to commit ghastly violent acts. It is traumatic for adults to hear about these massacres; how do we parents talk with our children about them? GCP [...]

By |2023-11-27T15:52:42-05:00May 17th, 2022|Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Parenting in the Age of Mass Shootings: Guiding Our Children Through Fear and Uncertainty

How To Talk With Your Kids About Ukraine

    Just when we thought we could catch our breath as pandemic fears ease, we are now watching in horror as Russia invades Ukraine. The news is non-stop, showing us images of bombings, terrified parents and children trying to flee their homes, families being separated as men stay back to fight for their country. It is hard for [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:42-04:00March 14th, 2022|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, College Bound Students, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How To Talk With Your Kids About Ukraine

Protecting Your Peace

Black History Month’s theme this year is Black Health and Wellness, and I’ve been thinking about how important it is for parents to take care of our physical and mental wellness needs. So much of our focus is on our children, families and communities, and we need reminding that we need to focus on staying healthy and strong for [...]

By |2024-01-19T15:19:52-05:00February 17th, 2022|Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Protecting Your Peace

Celebrating Black History Month 2022

Here at GCP we celebrate Black History every month. But as we head into the first weekend of the "official" Black History Month (which was established in 1967 by President Gerald Ford), today we offer ways for your family to stay especially focused on Black History this month. As we know, school Black History Month tributes can be somewhat [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:42-04:00February 4th, 2022|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Celebrating Black History Month 2022

The Importance of Parent Self-Care

As the summer winds down, the virus numbers trend up, and schools begin to open across the nation: Parents, how are you doing?  Are you taking care of yourselves? We need to fasten our seatbelts for the bumpy ride that this fall is promising, as we figure out how to mesh our extreme COVID fatigue, sending our kids back [...]

By |2024-01-19T15:12:19-05:00August 23rd, 2021|Featured, Latest News, Parents, Podcast, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Importance of Parent Self-Care
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