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.
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: Merry Christmas from GCP!!!
Merry Christmas to all! Hope you and your family have had a great day. Here are a few Christmas quotes to keep you in the spirit. I know what I really want for Christmas. I want my childhood back. Nobody is going to give me [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: The Lighter Side of Christmas
With Christmas a mere week away, some combination of school holiday programs, final exams, holiday prep and Christmas shopping are probably wearing many parents down. So for today's Thoughtful Thursday, here are a few holiday poems designed to lift your spirits and give you and [...]
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