At the end of most podcast episodes in Season 1, I asked guests to play The GCP Bonus Round where they'd tell me their favorite poems, children's books and TV/film/theater parent. I've compiled the responses of my first five guests from Season One, pictured above. Click on the links below to check out their favorites –– you may find [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis, the award-winning actor and filmmaker LisaGay Hamilton talks about raising her transgender daughter, who came out last year at age eight. LisaGay is thoughtful, candid and wise as she discusses this sensitive and complicated topic. You won't want to miss this conversation. You can listen to it now on Apple Podcasts, [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis features the fabulous Susan Fales-Hill. An award winning television showrunner, author and arts advocate, Susan offers her thoughtful and fascinating take on culture, race, the importance of sharing family histories with our children, and much more. She's always had her finger on the pulse of our culture, as evidenced by [...]
Today is my youngest son's 21st birthday! I am dedicating today's Thoughtful Thursday to him, and gifting him (and you all) with a poem to mark this very special occasion: "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley. I came to know this poem first through my older brother Paul, who at one point attended The (now closed) Henley School in Jamaica, [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis features Hon. Deval Patrick. The former Massachusetts Governor and 2020 Presidential candidate shares how his journey from Chicago’s South Side to the corridors of power shaped his parenting skills. We'll hear about his parenting role models, his tips on raising resilient and socially conscious children, and much more. You can listen [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis: Our first power couple, Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, and Michelle Miller, CBS News National Correspondent. Michelle and Marc share stories of growing up with political fathers, raising independent children while managing busy public careers, and much more. This episode has lots of great stories and [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis: Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, President of Spelman College. Dr. Campbell recalls wonderful parenting moments from her childhood and talks about how she raised her three sons to pursue their unique paths. This conversation is chock-full of great parenting advice! You can listen to it starting TOMORROW, July 29th on Apple [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis: Depelsha McGruder, Founder of Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United. Inc. and MOBB United for Social Change. On top of her exciting day job, Depelsha leads these sister organizations with over 175,000 members that are dedicated to positively influencing how Black boys and men are perceived and treated by [...]
This week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis: Anne Williams-Isom, Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies at Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service and former CEO of The Harlem Children's Zone. Anne is a passionate child and family advocate who shares her extensive professional expertise and her remarkably good common sense in this great parenting conversation. [...]
This Week on Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis: ABC News Correspondent, award-winning journalist and author Deborah Roberts. Deborah talks about raising children in today’s challenging times, how she learned to help her children chart and follow their own paths, and much more. You can listen to it starting TOMORROW, July 1 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, You [...]