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.

Tell Your Sons About Tani the New York State Chess Champion

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:00-04:00March 19th, 2019|Categories: Academics, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Uncategorized|

Have you heard about the 8 year old Nigerian refugee [...]

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The Inside Guide to NYC Parenting–Coming in April!

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

BIG NEWS! I've developed a series of parenting classes called [...]

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Help your Children Thrive in School with Code.Org and Learning Heroes

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

Looking for ways to help your children stay motivated and [...]

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Tell Your Kids About the REAL “Green Book”: Watch “The GreenBook: Guide to Freedom” on the Smithsonian Channel

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:01-04:00February 26th, 2019|Categories: Cultural, Entertainment, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

As you've probably heard, this year's Best Picture Oscar went [...]

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President Obama and Steph Curry on Overcoming Obstacles

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:57:01-04:00February 20th, 2019|Categories: Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

On Tuesday, the Obama Foundation’s first national My Brother’s Keeper [...]

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Thoughtful Thursday: Valentine’s Day Edition with Paul Laurence Dunbar

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:44:27-04:00February 14th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

Happy Valentine's Day! Today's Thoughtful Thursday celebrates this day of [...]

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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.