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

The Profound Impact of Good Elementary School Teachers

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 8th, 2012|Categories: Academics, Parents|

I'll bet you can easily name your favorite elementary school [...]

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Protecting Our Sons from Sexual Abuse

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 5th, 2012|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Saving Our Sons|Tags: A Call to Action|

Time to tackle a tough subject: how to protect our [...]

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Walter Dean Myers, New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 3rd, 2012|Categories: Experts, Motivators, Parents|

Walter Dean Myers, award-winning author of "Hoops", "Monster", Fallen Angels," [...]

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Braylon Edwards: NFL player, Educational Philanthropist

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academics, Interviews, Motivators, Sports|

Here's an inspirational story for you, as reported in Yahoo! [...]

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Parents: Resolve to Get More Involved in 2012!!

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 2nd, 2012|Categories: Holidays, Parents|

Here's an important New Year's Resolution to add to your [...]

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Are Black Mothers Failing Their Sons?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:56:26-04:00January 1st, 2012|Categories: Parents, Saving Our Sons|Tags: Call to Action|

Blogger LaShaun Williams, writing for the Madame Noire site, raises [...]

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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.