ABOUT US
Carol Sutton Lewis
Founder
Welcome to Ground Control Parenting (GCP), a resource for parents of Black and Brown boys. Here you will find parenting tips to help develop smart, thoughtful, confident boys and young men. We are especially focused on issues of identity and education.
Ground Control Parenting offers practical information about and resources for what works. Want to know what can spark the love of learning for our boys from birth? How to keep them engaged in school from nursery through high school? How to help them understand their history and be prepared for their future? How to help them feel good about themselves along the way? You can find that and more here.
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THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY: POETRY AND MORE
GCP offers poetry and words of inspiration in our Thoughtful Thursday posts. We focus on a theme for each Thursday and include works from poets of color across the generations. Share with your children and enjoy.
Thoughtful Thursday: In Celebration of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund held its 31st Annual National Equal Justice Award Dinner in New York City tonight. The evening was an inspirational tribute to LDF and its focus on defending civil rights and empowering people and communities in the fight for [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Parenting Poems
Yes, Thoughtful Thursday comes on Saturday this week. It is Parent's Weekend at the college of our youngest son, and we have been spending the last few days strolling the campus and enjoying our time with him. Only fitting then that poems for this Thoughtful [...]
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