Welcome to GCP

Carol Sutton Lewis
Founder

Welcome to Ground Control Parenting, a resource for parents of Black and Brown children. Here you will find parenting tips to help develop smart, thoughtful, confident boys and girls. 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 and girls 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? We’ve got answers. Scroll down to see our latest posts, and click on “POSTS” in the menu above to find many more.

TOMORROW on GCP with CSL Podcast: Deborah Roberts!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:20-04:00June 30th, 2020|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|Tags: black parenting, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting, podcast|

This Week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis: [...]

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Watch “Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special” With Your Children –TONIGHT on Nickelodeon!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:20-04:00June 29th, 2020|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Cultural, Entertainment, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Resources|Tags: #nickelodeon, #nicknews, anti-racism, black parenting, groundcontrolparenting, Parenting Advice, racism|

Nick News is back with a special hour-long presentation–Kids, Race [...]

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How to Help Your White Friends Raise an Anti-Racist Kid

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:20-04:00June 26th, 2020|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|Tags: anti-racism, black parenting, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting Advice, racism|

These days, have you been hearing from your well-meaning white [...]

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The Latest GCP Podcast Episode is LIVE!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 24th, 2020|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|Tags: black parenting, GCP podcast, Parenting, podcast|

Crystal McCrary McGuire The new episode of the [...]

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THE NEXT GCP PODCAST EPISODE DROPS TOMORROW!!!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 23rd, 2020|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Entertainment, Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Resources|Tags: black parenting, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Advice|

Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis is up and running! Filmmaker [...]

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Let’s Focus on African American History Beyond Juneteenth

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 20th, 2020|Categories: Ages 16-18, Books, Cultural, Featured, Holidays, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|

Did you celebrate Juneteenth with your family this year? My [...]

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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.