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.

Saving Our Sons: The Trauma of False Accusations

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

A recent story about a white woman falsely accusing a [...]

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GCP Has A New Logo, Web Redesign Coming Soon!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:55:19-04:00October 9th, 2018|Categories: Featured, Latest News|

Ground Control Parenting is getting a new look! We are [...]

Raising Great Readers With Here Wee Read

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:50:05-04:00September 26th, 2018|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Books, Entertainment, Featured, Latest News, Resources|

Want to know where to find great children's books featuring [...]

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Back-in-School Check-in: Is Everything on Track?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:50:05-04:00September 18th, 2018|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

Now that your son has gotten his first few weeks [...]

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Update on Colin Kaepernick: Just Do It—Vote

By admin|2023-05-21T17:50:05-04:00September 11th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Sports|

When you are talking with your sons and daughters about [...]

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Talk To Your Children About Colin Kaepernick and Nike

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:50:05-04:00September 5th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Sports|

The new Nike ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick has everyone [...]

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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.