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
How Do We Talk To Our Children About Newtown?
We are inundated with media coverage of the horrific events [...]
Notes from a GCP Dad: Tell Your Sons to Step Away from the Nik•Niks
Today’s post is from GCP Dad Darrell Williams, Chicagoan and [...]
Tell Your Sons: College Educated Hip Hop Artists
The next time your son tells you he doesn't need [...]
Go See “Rise of the Guardians” this weekend!!!
"Rise of the Guardians", the latest animated film from DreamWorks, [...]
Hip Hop Science Teachers Spreading the Word
You may recall an earlier GCP post describing Wu Tang [...]
Family Dinners: Building Bonds Over the Dinner Table
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, thoughts turn towards [...]
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.
Thoughtful Thursday: Holiday Wishes
Season's Greetings!! With Christmas but a week away, today's Thoughtful [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Getting Through Finals
It's that time of year when students everywhere face tests [...]