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.

Tips to Combat Summer Slide

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T17:41:58-04:00June 2nd, 2015|Categories: Academics, Books, Entertainment, Experts, Featured, Latest News, Resources, Uncategorized|

Summer is almost here! But along with summer fun comes [...]

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Summer Reading 2015

By groundcontrolparenting|2015-05-22T03:38:59-04:00May 21st, 2015|Categories: Academics, Books, Featured, Latest News, Parents, Summer Camps and Programs, Uncategorized|

Now is the time to focus on your sons' summer [...]

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Watch: A Conversation About Growing Up Black

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:46:49-04:00May 15th, 2015|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Featured, Films, Interviews, Latest News, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Joe Brewster and Perri Peltz, the folks who brought you [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:46:49-04:00May 10th, 2015|Categories: Holidays|

Happy Mother's Day from GCP! Hope you are spreading love [...]

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Update: Zach Hodges Signs with the Indianapolis Colts

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:46:49-04:00May 5th, 2015|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Latest News, Sports, Uncategorized|

Zach Hodges, the Harvard defensive end featured in an earlier [...]

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Words of Wisdom: Bryan Stevenson on Police and Black Men

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:46:49-04:00April 28th, 2015|Categories: Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Saving Our Sons, Uncategorized|

Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama [...]

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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.