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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

Tell Your Sons: Tech It Off — October 10th, 8-9pm

Diane Primo, founder and chairman of marketing company IntraLink Global and mother of three (a daughter and two sons), challenges us all to help our children thrive by encouraging them to Tech It Off--turn off all devices--for one hour, on October 10th, 2014, from 8-9pm. Primo is greatly concerned that our children, our beloved Millennials, who are consuming media [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00May 14th, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Resources|Comments Off on Tell Your Sons: Tech It Off — October 10th, 8-9pm

Great Websites for Parents!

As we do from time to time, GCP has scouted the web and found some really interesting sites for you to check out: The Educators' Spin On It: Recently voted "Best on Pinterest" by Parents Magazine, this pinterest board (found here) and website (found here) are chock full of interesting and creative ideas for fun projects for parents and [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00May 5th, 2014|Parents, Resources|1 Comment

April is Volunteer Month — Tell Your Sons About This Inspirational Volunteer

Did you know that April, in addition to being Poetry month and Mathematics month is also Volunteer month? (Who makes these designations, we ask?) Anyway, in April we pay tribute to the people who dedicate themselves to taking action and solving problems in our communities. And here at GCP we are happy to spread the word about young Hector [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 23rd, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on April is Volunteer Month — Tell Your Sons About This Inspirational Volunteer

Thoughtful Thursday: It’s National Poetry Month!

April is National Poetry month, and in honor of this, today's Thoughtful Thursday will feature two poems about writing poetry. John Brehm's "The Poems I Have Not Written", and Billy Collins' "Workshop," use humor to offer insight into the poetry writing process. Enjoy. The Poems I Have Not Written I’m so wildly unprolific, the poems I have not written [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 10th, 2014|Resources, Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: It’s National Poetry Month!

GCP Food for Thought

Just a quick posting of two thought-provoking articles: In "Teaching My Son to Love Himself", found here, author Faye McCray wonders about the extent to which her son struggles with issues of identity when he finds a white girl is prettier than a Black one. A white father of an African-American son shares "What I Learned About Stop-and-Frisk From [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 8th, 2014|Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on GCP Food for Thought

Thoughtful Thursday: Classic Expressions to Share with your Sons

Yes, we know it is not Thursday. But we so love Thoughtful Thursday that even though we were not able to post yesterday, we are posting it today. When we were unable to post, the old expression "a day late and a dollar short" rang in our ears. So, we've decided to devote today's Thoughtful Thursday to favorite expressions [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 4th, 2014|Resources, Thoughtful Thursday|2 Comments

Obama Launches “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative Today

This afternoon President Obama will announce the launch of an initiative to provide greater opportunities to African-American and Hispanic young men of color. His "My Brother's Keeper" initiative has already received a $150 million commitment from a group of foundations and businesses who have pledged an additional $200 million towards this effort. The White House initiative seeks to intervene [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:23-04:00February 27th, 2014|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on Obama Launches “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative Today

Summer Camp Info

Hard to imagine as frigid temperatures and snow continue to plague us on the East Coast and elsewhere around the nation, but now is the time to focus on Summer Camps. If you are interested in finding out about summer camp options, don't wait any longer to start your research, as Summer Camp research and sign-up season is well [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00February 18th, 2014|Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources, Summer Camps and Programs|Comments Off on Summer Camp Info
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