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.

Will More Male Teachers Help Our Boys?

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:55-04:00September 15th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Saving Our Sons|Tags: Educational Reform|

The concern about boys not doing as well as girls [...]

Back to School for Parents

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:55:55-04:00September 13th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Admissions, Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, College Bound Students, Holidays, Parents, Resources|

Now that our sons are back in school, it’s time [...]

Tips to Combat Cyberbullying

By groundcontrolparenting|2019-07-12T16:41:30-04:00September 8th, 2011|Categories: Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 8-12, College Bound Students, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|Tags: Parenting Advice|

Cyberbullying is a huge issue for children and parents in [...]

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A Persistent Problem: Being Bullied By Our Own for Being Smart

By groundcontrolparenting|2011-08-30T15:41:52-04:00August 30th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Admissions, Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, College Bound Students|Tags: Call to Action|

A generation ago, when I was a kid being bused [...]

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What Works: The University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00August 28th, 2011|Categories: Academics, Admissions, Interviews|

GCP is dedicated to bringing you information about what educational [...]

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Waiting for Superman? Superwoman Was Already Here

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00August 26th, 2011|Categories: Experts, Interviews, Saving Our Sons|

GCP is keenly interested in promoting educational models and practices [...]

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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.