Monthly Archives: November 2013

Tips for Encouraging Thankfulness

With Thanksgiving but a few days away, we focus on gathering with our families and being thankful. In preparation for the holiday, children are encouraged in school to think about what they are thankful for, and often families will encourage everyone around the table to say what they are thankful for as they sit down to dinner. But what [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 26th, 2013|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Holidays, Parents|Comments Off on Tips for Encouraging Thankfulness

Thoughtful Thursday: Margaret Walker

This is a stressful time of year for parents who are focused on the application process for their sons' schooling. Whether our sons are applying to pre-school, elementary, junior high, high school or college, we parents are intimately involved in the process, and trying desperately not to freak out about some aspect (or all aspects) of it. Getting your [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 21st, 2013|Thoughtful Thursday|1 Comment

How To Let Boys Be Boys

Any parent of a boy and a girl will quickly tell you that there are many developmental differences between the sexes that are evident almost from birth (apart from the obvious physical ones). We recently ran across an interesting article from Eleanor Reynolds, author of a series of books on guiding young children, which suggests that mothers should acknowledge [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 18th, 2013|Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on How To Let Boys Be Boys

“Is My Son in Trouble?” Tips for the Tough Parent-Teacher Conference

Navigating those parent teacher conferences for our sons in the lower grades can be really stressful if there are behavior issues to discuss. We ran across these helpful tips for a successful parent teacher conference for parents of younger children with behavior issues from "What Did My Son Do Now?", an article in Early Childhood News, and want to [...]

Thoughtful Thursday: Poems for Students

This being report card and mid term season, students are likely to be buried in their books. On this Thoughtful Thursday GCP offers poetry to console, encourage, amuse, and inspire the student in us all. Ambition Take one's adversity Learn from their misfortune Learn from their pain Believe in something Believe in yourself Turn adversity into ambition Now blossom [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 14th, 2013|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Poems for Students

Veterans Day Activities for Your Children

Today is Veterans Day, a day to thank and honor all who served (or still serve) in the military. Whether your children have the day off from school is a function of your state or local school district (with no legal requirement that schools close on Veterans Day, individual states or school districts are free to establish their own [...]

GCP Briefing

Here are a couple of issues we at GCP have been thinking about lately: Report Cards and Parent Teacher Conferences: You should soon be hearing from your son's school about how he is doing thus far in the school year (if you haven't already). Parent Teacher conferences will be coming soon, and you need to be prepared for them. [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 10th, 2013|Academics|4 Comments

Thoughtful Thursday: Autumn Poems

Today's Thoughtful Thursday is brought to you by Autumn. It was a blustery late afternoon here in New York City, and the swirling leaves remind us that fall is truly upon us. A childhood favorite about the wind, which should be shared with all little ones, joins another poem and a few quotes about this lovely season. Enjoy!!! Who [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 7th, 2013|Thoughtful Thursday|1 Comment

November is Hip-Hop History Month

Did you know that November is Hip-Hop History month? Whether you are a huge fan, a mild enthusiast, or would prefer to hear anything else when your kids are controlling the music, you can't deny that hip-hop has had a significant influence on modern culture. Harvard University's Hip Hop Archive, which is devoted to the serious study of hip [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:40:26-04:00November 4th, 2013|Entertainment, Holidays, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on November is Hip-Hop History Month

Tell Your Sons and Daughters: What To Do If You Are Stopped by the Police

It is an ugly truth: parents of African American children live with the constant fear that our children, especially our sons, may have an encounter with the police that ends in their arrest, or even worse, in their bodily harm. We know we need to have “The Talk” with them about what to do if they are ever stopped, [...]

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