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.

Parents: Important Health Warnings You Should Know About

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:50:06-04:00July 24th, 2018|Categories: Ages 0-5, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

Have you heard about the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish and Ritz [...]

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Ready for Some GOOD NEWS? Here’s How Black Men are Succeeding in America

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:32-04:00July 18th, 2018|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Ok GCP parents, time to turn away from the seemingly [...]

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It’s National Summer Learning Day!

By admin|2023-05-21T17:49:32-04:00July 12th, 2018|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

Did you know that today is National Summer Learning Day? [...]

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Start Brain Building Today With Vroom!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:32-04:00July 10th, 2018|Categories: Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

If you have any children 5 years old or younger, [...]

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Thoughtful Thursday: In Search of Social Justice

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00June 28th, 2018|Categories: Cultural, Entertainment, Featured, Holidays, Latest News|

This has been a rough week for social justice lovers. [...]

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Good News: Twin Brothers Heading to MIT

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00June 26th, 2018|Categories: Academics, Admissions, Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Math, Motivators, Parents, Saving Our Sons|

Miles and Malik George, twin brothers who were co-valedictorians at [...]

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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.