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.

Moms Unite!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:29-04:00September 11th, 2019|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

I spent this past weekend at a business conference which [...]

GCP Back-to-School Tips for Parents

By groundcontrolparenting|2024-08-18T10:56:46-04:00September 3rd, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources|Tags: back-to-school, education, Ground Control Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Advice, students, tips, what it takes|

Summer vacation is done (hope your family had a great [...]

Your Baby’s Starting College! How to Help You Both With the Transition

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:30-04:00August 27th, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

For those of you who have children heading to their [...]

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How Do We Talk To Our Children About These Latest Mass Shootings?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:30-04:00August 13th, 2019|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|

All hell broke loose, it seems, while GCP was on vacation [...]

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GCP on “The Process”: College Admissions Questions Answered!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:30-04:00July 30th, 2019|Categories: Admissions, Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

University of Pennsylvania Dean of Admissions Eric Furda hosts "The [...]

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Your College Admissions Questions Answered by Experts: Here’s How

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:58:30-04:00July 23rd, 2019|Categories: Academics, Admissions, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

GCP parents, do you have a son or daughter thinking [...]

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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.