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
Inspiration for Our Boys, and for All of Us: “Brooklyn Castle”
"Brooklyn Castle", a documentary opening in NYC on Friday October [...]
Your Toddler Needs to Hear Words, Words and More Words
A recent New York Times article, "Before A Test, A [...]
Who is Peter Ramsey? You and Your Kids Are About to Find Out
On November 21, DreamWorks will release "Rise of the Guardians", [...]
Texting While Parenting
In "The Perils of Texting While Parenting", a chilling article [...]
Education Nation Summit 2012: Day 2
Back for Day 2 of NBC News' Education Nation Summit [...]
Education Nation Summit 2012: Day 1
I spent most of today at NBC News' Education Nation [...]
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: Back to School Quotes For You and Your Sons
Our boys are back in school! Today's Thoughtful Thursday offers [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Black Boys Lives Matter
This morning's New York Times reported yet another innocent young [...]