Ages 13-15

Tell Your Sons: Listen to the Grammy Winning Audiobook “I am Malala”

Last night's Grammys were full of interesting performances and surprising wins (Beck, what?). No doubt your sons are familiar with many of the winners. But one Grammy award they might not have focused on deserves their attention: The 2015 Grammy (Children’s Album) was awarded to Neela Vaswani for her narration of I AM MALALA: HOW ONE GIRL STOOD UP [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:44:35-04:00February 9th, 2015|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 8-12, Books|Comments Off on Tell Your Sons: Listen to the Grammy Winning Audiobook “I am Malala”

How Do We Talk to Our High School Sons About the Ferguson Verdict?

We have all heard and seen the aftermath of the Ferguson grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown. We've had many conversations with our friends and colleagues about what a failure to indict means for the Brown family, for Ferguson, for black boys everywhere. But as time passes after this decision, we at GCP [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:43:42-04:00December 3rd, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How Do We Talk to Our High School Sons About the Ferguson Verdict?

Thoughtful Thursday: Voting

Even though Election Day has come and gone, we can continue to have conversations with our sons about the importance of voting.  Today's Thoughtful Thursday is the poem "Vote of Die",  written by Margaret Block, a civil rights activist and member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.  In this poem she champions some of the unsung heroes of the civil [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:43:43-04:00November 7th, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Latest News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Voting

GCP: Back in Action, Back to School

Greetings GCP'ers!  Hope you enjoyed your summer break (we certainly did) and are settling back into your fall parenting routine. We at GCP have been spending a good bit of our break focusing on ways to improve this site and create a stronger and more interactive GCP parenting community. Stay tuned, upgrades coming soon. So much to focus on [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:35-04:00September 5th, 2014|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on GCP: Back in Action, Back to School

Good News from Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy: College Edition

As many of you regular GCP readers may know, for the past 5 year Chicago's Urban Prep Academy has been sending 100 percent of its high school graduates off to college. (See "Good News on the College Admissions Front", April 16, 2014.) Recently Urban Prep Academy celebrated another milestone, as the first class of those high school graduates graduated [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 18th, 2014|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18|Comments Off on Good News from Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy: College Edition

Do Violent Video Games Desensitize Our Sons to Actual Violence?

As the shootings in schools, malls, and other public places seem to be happening more and more frequently these days, parents are once again wondering if violent video games, especially the "first person shooter" games which allow the player to travel armed throughout the game and "kill" everyone in sight, contribute to actual gun violence. In the aftermath of [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00June 16th, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured|Comments Off on Do Violent Video Games Desensitize Our Sons to Actual Violence?

Thank A Teacher!

Although Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9) has come and gone, it is not too late to show your appreciation for special teachers in your son's life. In fact, the end of the school year is a great time to thank teachers for the hard work they have put in all year on your son's behalf. Looking for cute year [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00May 26th, 2014|Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on Thank A Teacher!

Hit the Road! Vacationing with Kids

As summer approaches, thoughts turn to family vacations. We at GCP love hitting the road with the kids, and have been doing so since they were tiny tots. Family vacations can provide some of the best times of your life. Whether it is a road trip of a few hours or a journey to another part of the world, [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00May 22nd, 2014|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Holidays, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on Hit the Road! Vacationing with Kids

New Report: Time to Focus on Reading

Common Sense Media has recently issued a report on children, teens and reading. While the report found here has some good news about children and reading, some of its findings relating to boys of color are particularly troubling. First, the good news: Reading is still a big part of many children's lives. Young children read or are read to [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:36-04:00May 19th, 2014|Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books|Comments Off on New Report: Time to Focus on Reading
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