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.

Latest Posts

Summer Camp Info

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00February 18th, 2014|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources, Summer Camps and Programs|

Hard to imagine as frigid temperatures and snow continue to [...]

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Raising “Soft” Sons in a Hard World

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00February 17th, 2014|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents|

Ted Wells’ report to the NFL on the Jonathan Martin/Miami [...]

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Films to See: “American Promise” and “The African Americans”

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00February 4th, 2014|Categories: Entertainment, Films, Resources|Tags: American Promise, the African Americans|

American Promise: The PBS premiere of "American Promise" happened last [...]

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The Importance of Parent Groups

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 31st, 2014|Categories: Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

This past weekend GCP Mom Gwendolyn Adolph hosted the very [...]

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GCP Buzz: What’s Going On?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 27th, 2014|Categories: Resources|Tags: American Promise, GCP Buzz, ISDN|

Some newsworthy and noteworthy info for GCP parents: "American Promise" [...]

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A Legacy of Excellence for Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:41:24-04:00January 20th, 2014|Categories: Sports|Tags: education, Russell Wilson, Seahawks|

As everyone probably knows by now, the Seattle Seahawks will [...]

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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.