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

Julian Merchant, Champion Fencer

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 17th, 2012|Categories: Motivators, Sports|

Have to pass along this inspirational story of Julian Merchant, [...]

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Making a Scandal a Teachable Moment

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 17th, 2012|Categories: Academics, Parents, Resources|

As you have probably heard, as many as 125 Harvard [...]

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A GCP Dad Asks: Are Video Games OK for Young Kids?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 16th, 2012|Categories: Entertainment, Guest Bloggers, Parents, Sports|

Today's post comes from Oliver C. Sutton III, father of [...]

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Raising Financially Savvy Kids

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 7th, 2012|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, Math|

How do you talk to your sons and daughters about [...]

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Check Out These Back-to-School Parenting Websites

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 5th, 2012|Categories: Academics, Parents, Resources|

As your sons (and daughters) head back to school, take [...]

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Teach Your Children to Vote!!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 4th, 2012|Categories: Ages 16-18, College Bound Students, Parents|Tags: President|

As I watch the Democratic National Convention this evening, I [...]

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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.