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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

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

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

Helping Your Child’s Moral Development with Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr.

How can we help our children develop a moral compass to guide them through life?  When they are young, we give them our perspectives on right versus wrong, but how can we give them the tools to make these determinations on their own? And what are some of the best ways to talk with them about faith and spirituality?  [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:42-04:00June 23rd, 2021|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Podcast, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Helping Your Child’s Moral Development with Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr.

Unconditionally Supporting Your Children’s Dreams with Diana Napier

Diana Napier's daughter Emerson Davis was 3 years old when she told her mother she wanted to play the cello, 5 when she was admitted to a highly competitive music school, 6 when she decided to join the school’s drama club, and 10 when she joined the cast of  “Once Upon an Island” which won a Tony for Best [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:42-04:00June 16th, 2021|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Cultural, Entertainment, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Parents, Podcast, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Unconditionally Supporting Your Children’s Dreams with Diana Napier

Easing Our Children’s Re-entry into Post-Pandemic Life

  Is that a light shining brightly at the end of that tunnel ahead?  Covid restrictions are being lifted everywhere, and we are all moving at various speeds towards the new normal. For our children, it is back to socializing with friends (or for the toddlers, learning how to socialize with friends), fully in-person classes now or in the [...]

By |2023-05-21T07:55:42-04:00June 2nd, 2021|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Podcast, Resources, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Easing Our Children’s Re-entry into Post-Pandemic Life

Helping Your Children Make Smart Money Moves

Today's podcast is especially for all you parents who regularly say to their kids some variant of: "Do you think money grows on trees?"  (And there are a lot of us! ) Our kids know that money buys things they want (and they probably don't think it grows on trees), but do they know the power of saving money, [...]

By |2024-01-19T14:33:56-05:00May 26th, 2021|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Parents, Podcast|Comments Off on Helping Your Children Make Smart Money Moves
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