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

Diversity Matters: American Promise and ISDN

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00September 30th, 2013|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Entertainment, Films, Parents, Resources|Tags: American Promise, ISDN|

Greetings GCP'ers! Today we focus on several opportunities to examine [...]

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Some Good News from Chicago

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00September 26th, 2013|Categories: Academics|

Much of the recent news about the fate of young [...]

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7 Reasons You and Your Children Must Watch “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” on Friday, September 20th

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00September 19th, 2013|Categories: Entertainment, Films, Resources|

GCP went to the movies last night, to see a [...]

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What Works: Vernon Young, Jr.

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00September 5th, 2013|Categories: Guest Bloggers, Interviews|

This is the first in a series of profiles of [...]

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Jump-Starting the School Admissions Process for Your Child

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00September 3rd, 2013|Categories: Admissions, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12|

Even though school has barely begun, if you are looking [...]

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Back-to-School with GCP

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00September 2nd, 2013|Categories: Academics, Resources|

GCP is back! After a brief hiatus to focus on [...]

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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.