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

“Is My Son in Trouble?” Tips for the Tough Parent-Teacher Conference

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 15th, 2013|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources|

Navigating those parent teacher conferences for our sons in the [...]

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Veterans Day Activities for Your Children

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 11th, 2013|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Holidays, Parents, Resources|

Today is Veterans Day, a day to thank and honor [...]

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GCP Briefing

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 10th, 2013|Categories: Academics|

Here are a couple of issues we at GCP have [...]

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November is Hip-Hop History Month

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 4th, 2013|Categories: Entertainment, Holidays, Parents, Resources|

Did you know that November is Hip-Hop History month? Whether [...]

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Tell Your Sons and Daughters: What To Do If You Are Stopped by the Police

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 3rd, 2013|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|

It is an ugly truth: parents of African American children [...]

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What Should We Tell Our Boys About Trayon Christian?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00October 31st, 2013|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Parents, Saving Our Sons|Tags: NYPD, Trayon Christian|

As you probably know if you've been paying attention to [...]

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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.