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 Jarrett Allen of the Brooklyn Nets

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:18-04:00November 28th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Sports, Uncategorized|

Twenty year old Jarrett Allen, a rookie on the Brooklyn [...]

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Talking to Our Children About Safety in Public Places

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:18-04:00November 13th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

News of mass shootings at concerts and bars are occurring [...]

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New School Shopping? Check out the Parent #ToolKitTalk on Navigating School Choice Tonight!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:19-04:00November 13th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

Have a little one who will soon start school? Or [...]

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How Do We Talk With Our Children About These Mass Shootings?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:19-04:00November 8th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Late yesterday a gunman walked into a Southern California bar [...]

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Halloween is Almost Here! Helping Your Kids Handle Scary Movies

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:19-04:00October 30th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Films, Holidays, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|

Halloween is tomorrow, and scary movies are everywhere. From the [...]

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“The Hate You Give” is a Must-See. Let’s Make it a Success!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:19-04:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Cultural, Entertainment, Featured, Films, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

In "The Hate U Give", a movie that opened in [...]

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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.