As the world pays tribute to Ellis Marsalis, we wanted to repost this GCP post from June 2012 which focused on his talent not as a musician, but as a parent. Parenting Lessons from Ellis Marsalis Last night I had the incredible pleasure of sitting at a friend’s small dinner party for Jazz at Lincoln Center and listening to [...]
The Inside Guide to NYC Parenting is coming to back to Hunter College in April 2020--next month!! If you live in or around NYC, you can join us again this year to discover answers to some of the important parenting questions I've been focusing on for years in this blog. I'll be offering resources, tips and advice on key academic [...]
To all you new moms (and friends of new moms ): did you know that 80% of a child's brain growth happens in the first three years of its life? And that there are a few everyday activities that you can do with a child in those first three years to make a big impact on it's learning? You [...]
Children's brains grow explosively during the first three years of their lives. Neural connections are made during these years which, if properly nurtured, build a solid base for future success in school, relationships and life. Alternatively, if a child experiences severe stress and trauma during this period, this can lead to emotional and social issues, and delay development. This [...]
The Inside Guide to NYC Parenting is coming to back to Hunter College in April 2020!! If you live in or around NYC, you can join us again this year to discover answers to some of the important parenting questions I've been focusing on for years in this blog. I'll be offering resources, tips and advice on key academic issues [...]
For years many of us have heard (and said) that Black people don't commit suicide. But the data on this reveal an alarmingly different truth, especially about our young people. Over the last 10 years, the suicide rate for Black teens 15-17 has increased drastically, from an overall rate of 3.9 suicides per 100,000 per year in 2007 to [...]
GCP has been writing about how to talk with our children about mass shootings for too many years. Sadly, we are running an edited version of this post again below. Our children are learning to live in a world where schools and other familiar places we all visit can be targets, and we have to help them cope [...]
All hell broke loose, it seems, while GCP was on vacation last week. Not one but TWO mass shootings, where innocent victims were targeted by deranged shooters. We experience the shock, anger, and helplessness of watching people's lives be cut tragically short at a community festival, at the local Walmart. As adults we are shook to the core. It's been [...]
GCP parents, do you have a son or daughter thinking about college? Want to have your burning questions about the college admissions process answered by a top college dean of admissions? Then here is some exciting news: This Friday, July 26, I am joining Eric Furda, Dean of Admissions of the University of Pennsylvania, as a guest on his Sirius XM Radio Show "The Process", which [...]
On Friday morning, GCP was LIVE at the Corporate Counsel Men of Color Conference in Washington D.C. The topic: "Father and Son Dynamics: 10 Ways to Be a Better Parent to Your Son". The panelists were Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr., Senior Pastor of Washington D.C.'s Ebenezer A.M.E. Church; Chef Jeff Henderson, Chef, Author and Host of "Flip My [...]
