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

Great Board Games

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00March 25th, 2011|Categories: Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 5-7, Parents, Resources|Tags: Parenting Advice|

Here’s an idea for family fun this Spring Break season [...]

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Helping Your Middle School Son Get Organized

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00March 18th, 2011|Categories: Ages 8-12, Parents|Tags: Parenting Advice|

It’s 9pm, and my middle schooler suddenly remembers that he [...]

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GCP In The News

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00March 16th, 2011|Categories: Entertainment|Tags: News|

Marc Aronson, an author and editor who writes a blog [...]

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GCP Sidebar: Homework Helpers

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00March 12th, 2011|Categories: Resources|Tags: GCP Sidebar|

At GCP we are always on the lookout for resources [...]

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The ABC’s of Tutoring

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00March 9th, 2011|Categories: Resources|Tags: GCP Sidebar|

When should you hire a tutor and what type of [...]

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Dr. Ronald Ferguson: What Parents Can Do

By groundcontrolparenting|2023-05-21T15:50:54-04:00March 5th, 2011|Categories: Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents, Resources|

Are Black and Hispanic college educated parents doing all that [...]

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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.