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.

Talk to Your Sons About The L.A.Clippers

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 29th, 2014|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, College Bound Students, Parents, Saving Our Sons, Sports|

It has been front page news for a few days [...]

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April is Volunteer Month — Tell Your Sons About This Inspirational Volunteer

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 23rd, 2014|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Parents, Resources|

Did you know that April, in addition to being Poetry [...]

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Good News on the College Admissions Front

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 16th, 2014|Categories: Academics, Admissions, College Bound Students|

For the fifth year in a row, all 240 of [...]

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Family Ties: How Can Parents Help Create Them?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 14th, 2014|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Saving Our Sons|

A good male friend recently described the relationship between his [...]

Are You Focused on Your Son’s Arts Education? You Should Be.

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 10th, 2014|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents|

Does your son's school offer arts education? If it is [...]

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GCP Food for Thought

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:42:03-04:00April 8th, 2014|Categories: Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

Just a quick posting of two thought-provoking articles: In "Teaching [...]

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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.