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.

GCP Live at Children and Authenticity Conference

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:42:56-04:00October 30th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources|

Earlier this week, I represented GCP on a panel at [...]

Comments Off

Thoughtful Thursday: Your Vote is Your Voice

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:42:56-04:00October 20th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Motivators, Parents|

As we wind down this contentious political season, we at [...]

Comments Off

The Struggle is Real: When Your Young Child Meets a Racist

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:42:56-04:00October 16th, 2016|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Parents, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Today's NYTimes features an article by Topher Sanders, a Black [...]

Comments Off

Watch Now: A Conversation with the President: Sports, Race and Achievement

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:42:56-04:00October 10th, 2016|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Cultural, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Motivators, Parents, Resources, Sports|

On Tuesday October 11, at 10pm EST, ESPN will present [...]

Comments Off

Talking to Your Young Children About Slavery: 5 Things to Know

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:42:56-04:00October 6th, 2016|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-5, Books, Cultural, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

"Tell us about your first relative to come to the [...]

Comments Off

Take the Device Free Dinner Challenge!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:42:56-04:00October 3rd, 2016|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Uncategorized|

Common Sense Media, that great website for all things kids [...]

Comments Off

Previous 404142 Next

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.