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
Club 2012: This Is How We Do It
In 2007, a group of Black parents in Loudoun County [...]
Should We Tell Our Children They Are Special?
Have you heard about the commencement speech given by David [...]
Parenting Lessons from Ellis Marsalis
Last night I had the incredible pleasure of sitting at [...]
The Latest Lesson from Hip-Hop…Science!
Today's news item, courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, will [...]
For the Tucks, Reading is Fundamental and Fun
Take a look at this charming NY Times story, found [...]
Reading Matters!
Interesting article in the Huffington Post by Lisa Bloom, who [...]
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.
Happy Fourth of July from Ground Control Parenting!
Happy Independence Day from GCP! Hope you all are enjoying [...]
Happy Father’s Day from GCP!
Happy Father's Day from GCP to all of the fathers, [...]