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

Learning to Play the Game

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00November 21st, 2011|Categories: College Bound Students, Parents, Resources|

The New York Times, always a good source of articles [...]

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Better Teachers? Yes, But Better Parenting Too

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00November 20th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Parents|

While better teachers can certainly help a student achieve, better [...]

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Young Chess Masters

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00November 13th, 2011|Categories: Math, Sports|

Now here's some good and inspirational news for everyone: three [...]

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Saturday Academies of American History

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00November 7th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Resources|

GCP is always on the lookout for ways to help [...]

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Minority Elementary School Students More Anxious, But More Motivated

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00October 28th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 8-12|

A recent study conducted by UCLA and NYU researchers concluded [...]

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Education Issues in the News

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00October 27th, 2011|Categories: Saving Our Sons|Tags: News|

Today's first education issue in the news comes from The [...]

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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.