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.

Technology and Our Children: What’s Going On?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00June 20th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a statement encouraging [...]

Emotional Training Builds Strong and Resilient Kids

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00June 19th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

How many times have your heard your child say "Ugh, [...]

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Talking with Our Children About Suicide

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00June 12th, 2018|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

The recent tragic deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain [...]

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Figuring Out What’s Next for Ground Control Parenting–With Your Help

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00June 5th, 2018|Categories: Experts, Featured, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

It's time to take stock of where Ground Control Parenting [...]

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Beat Summer Slide with Summer Stride!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00May 13th, 2018|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

You may have heard about “ summer slide”, where over [...]

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Take Some Lessons From Jay-Z’s Favorite Teacher

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:49:33-04:00April 24th, 2018|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

If your child tells you he wants to be a [...]

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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.