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.
Latest Posts
The Power and Limits of Tough Love with Kenneth C. Frazier, Merck Chairman & CEO
The final episode of Season 3 is out now! This [...]
Helping Your Child’s Moral Development with Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr.
How can we help our children develop a moral compass [...]
Unconditionally Supporting Your Children’s Dreams with Diana Napier
Diana Napier's daughter Emerson Davis was 3 years old when [...]
GCP Podcast Won a Gracie Award!!!
I am so excited to share this news: my podcast, [...]
Staying True to Yourself and Your Parenting Goals with Ursula Burns
How did the first Black woman CEO of a [...]
Easing Our Children’s Re-entry into Post-Pandemic Life
Is that a light shining brightly at the end [...]
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.
Thoughtful Thursday: Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem
Even if you missed yesterday's inauguration, odds are you've already [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: America
Eight days after the horrifying attack on the U.S. Capitol [...]