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.

It’s Here! Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis Premieres TODAY!!!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 17th, 2020|Categories: Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Tags: black parenting, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting Advice, podcast, tonya lewis lee, what it takes|

HUGE NEWS!!!! Our new podcast, Ground Control Parenting with Carol [...]

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Remind Your Children: Black is Beautiful

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 9th, 2020|Categories: Ages 5-7, Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|Tags: black parenting, education, Ground Control Parenting|

Are you old enough to remember the 1960's rallying cry [...]

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Anti-Racism Resources

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 6th, 2020|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|Tags: black parenting, education, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting Advice, what it takes|

Have you or [...]

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How Do We Talk With Our Children About George Floyd ?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: College Bound Students, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|Tags: black parenting, Call to Action, George Floyd, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting Advice|

Here we find ourselves returning yet again to the question [...]

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Are Your Children Joining Protests? Here’s What Parents Need to Know

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|Tags: Ground Control Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Advice|

More power to your child who wants to join a [...]

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The Summer of 2020: What Are Your Kids Going To Do?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T07:57:49-04:00May 26th, 2020|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Films, Latest News, Uncategorized|Tags: Covid-19, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting, Summer|

What will your children be doing this summer? After a [...]

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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.