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.

Take the Time to Watch: “A Conversation With My Black Son”

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:46:49-04:00March 17th, 2015|Categories: Experts, Featured, Interviews, Latest News, Parents, Saving Our Sons|

Parents of teenaged Black boys know about the conversation we [...]

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Why Boys are Falling Behind At School, and What We Can Do About It

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:46:49-04:00March 9th, 2015|Categories: Academics, Books, Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international [...]

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Four Toxic Household Items Your Family Should Avoid

By groundcontrolparenting|2015-03-05T00:28:12-05:00March 4th, 2015|Categories: Experts, Featured, Latest News, Resources|

How focused are you on the toxins around you and [...]

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Don’t Miss “Little Ballers” on Nick Sports TV

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:44:35-04:00February 28th, 2015|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Featured, Films, Latest News, Motivators, Sports, Uncategorized|

"Little Ballers", Crystal McCrary's wonderful documentary, follows a group of [...]

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Tell Your Sons: Watch and Learn from Common and John Legend

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:44:35-04:00February 23rd, 2015|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Films, Latest News|

Last night was Oscar night, and the two highlights of [...]

Valentine’s Day Fun With Your Son

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:44:35-04:00February 12th, 2015|Categories: Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Holidays, Resources, Uncategorized|

Need some last minute Valentine's Day ideas for your little [...]

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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.