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.

Time for Summer Camp Planning

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:55-04:00December 3rd, 2019|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Summer Camps and Programs, Uncategorized|Tags: family trips, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Advice, planning, Summer, summer camp, vacations, what it takes|

It's December, and as winter storms sweep across the nation, [...]

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Thanksgiving Family Dinner Do’s and Don’ts

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:55-04:00November 26th, 2019|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Cultural, Featured, Holidays, Latest News, Uncategorized|Tags: Do's and Don'ts, Family Dinners, Ground Control Parenting, Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Thanksgiving|

With Thanksgiving a few days away, everyone is gearing up [...]

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Follow Ground Control Parenting on Instagram: @groundcontrolparenting

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:29-04:00November 25th, 2019|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|Tags: Boys of Color, education, Girls of Color, Ground Control Parenting, Instagram, Parenting, Parenting Advice|

GCP's on IG! We want to expand the conversation about [...]

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Not Again…How Do We Talk With Our Children About These Mass Shootings?

By groundcontrolparenting|2024-01-19T15:10:33-05:00November 19th, 2019|Categories: Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

GCP has been writing about how to talk with our [...]

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Educational Resources on Amazon.com

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:29-04:00November 12th, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

Ever wonder where to find high quality, teacher-tested educational materials [...]

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Take Your Family To See HARRIET This Weekend!!!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:29-04:00October 31st, 2019|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Cultural, Entertainment, Featured, Films, Latest News, Uncategorized|

GCP has been off the grid for a few weeks [...]

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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.