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.

Do You Have a Family Emergency Plan?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:44:43-04:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

Today's terror attack on New York City has left 8 [...]

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It’s Almost Halloween: Are Your Children Ready for Scary Movies?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:44:43-04:00October 24th, 2017|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Films, Holidays, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

With Halloween a week away, scary movies are all around. [...]

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Use Success Academy Secrets to Help Your Child Read

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:44:43-04:00October 17th, 2017|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, College Bound Students, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City have had [...]

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Easing the Stress of High School Applications

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:44:43-04:00October 10th, 2017|Categories: Admissions, Ages 13-15, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|

Feeling overwhelmed by the high school application process for your [...]

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How Do We Talk With Our Children About The Las Vegas Mass Shooting?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:44:44-04:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Another mass shooting, this time at an outdoor concert in [...]

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Are You Raising An Independent Thinker?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:44:44-04:00September 26th, 2017|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Parents, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

We are raising the next generation of thinkers and problem [...]

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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.