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 Your Sons to See “Selma” This Weekend

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:44:36-04:00January 7th, 2015|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Saving Our Sons|

“Selma” chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. [...]

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What can GCP do for YOU in 2015??

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:44:36-04:00December 30th, 2014|Categories: Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|

As 2014 draws to a close, we at GCP have [...]

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How Do We Talk to Our Younger Sons About the Ferguson Verdict?

By groundcontrolparenting|2014-12-03T18:52:33-05:00December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|

We have all heard and seen the aftermath of the [...]

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How Do We Talk to Our High School Sons About the Ferguson Verdict?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:43:42-04:00December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Featured, Latest News, Uncategorized|

We have all heard and seen the aftermath of the [...]

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Our Sons and Their Devices: Are We Paying Enough Attention?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:43:42-04:00November 19th, 2014|Categories: Academics, Featured, Latest News, Parents|

We at GCP have been thinking a lot about the [...]

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Help Your Son Study Smarter

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:43:43-04:00November 11th, 2014|Categories: Academics, College Bound Students, Featured, Latest News|

How many of us have told our sons to "study smarter, [...]

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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.