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.

OK For Kids to Call Adults by their First Name? I Say No. What Do You Say?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:40-04:00June 13th, 2019|Categories: Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

I always encouraged (required, actually) my children’s friends to call [...]

GCP Live! Talking about Father and Son Dynamics: How to be a Better Parent to Your Son

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:40-04:00June 9th, 2019|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

On Friday morning, GCP was LIVE at the Corporate Counsel [...]

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The Value of School-Year-End Celebrations

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:40-04:00June 5th, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

At the end of every school year, my mom would [...]

Get a Jump on Helping Your Kids Avoid Summer Slide!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:40-04:00May 28th, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources|

As school winds down for the year, now is the [...]

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Starting the College Search? Think About the 5 I’s

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:40-04:00May 21st, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

As the school year comes to an end, is it [...]

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Help Children See Themselves in the Classroom with #ISeeMe!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:41-04:00May 16th, 2019|Categories: Academics, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Resources, Uncategorized|

Today DonorsChoose.org, the crowdfunding non-profit that supports public school teacher's [...]

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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.