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.

Helping Our Teens Stay Safe and Smart Online

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:43:22-04:00March 16th, 2017|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

Cybersecurity is very much in the news these days. How [...]

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Tell Your Sons About Women’s History Month

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:43:22-04:00March 9th, 2017|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

Yesterday was International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the [...]

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Summer Jobs– Deadlines Approaching!

By admin|2023-05-21T17:43:22-04:00March 9th, 2017|Categories: Academics, College Bound Students, Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Summer Camps and Programs, Uncategorized|

Is your high schooler or college student thinking about what [...]

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Oscar Snafus and “Presidential” Tweets: Teaching Our Sons the Power of Integrity and Grace

By admin|2023-05-21T17:43:22-04:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Films, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Uncategorized|

Some Life Lessons from the Oscars last night for us [...]

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Tell Your Sons: Thanks, President Obama

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:43:22-04:00January 21st, 2017|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Yesterday we said our last goodbyes to President Obama and [...]

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:43:22-04:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: Cultural, Featured, Holidays, Latest News, Motivators, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

In honor of Dr. King's birthday, here are some of [...]

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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.