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
Celebrating Black History Month 2022
Here at GCP we celebrate Black History every month. But [...]
The Importance of Parent Self-Care
As the summer winds down, the virus numbers trend up, [...]
GCP Matching Game Round One Answers!
Have you played Round One of the Season 3 #GCP [...]
GCP Bonus Round Matching Game!!
It’s time to play Season Three’s GCP Bonus Round Matching [...]
It’s Time for The GCP Season Three Rewind!!
Hard to believe but we've come to the end of [...]
The Power and Limits of Tough Love with Kenneth C. Frazier, Merck Chairman & CEO
The final episode of Season 3 is out now! This [...]
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.
Thoughtful Thursday: Women Celebrating Women
It's Thoughtful Thursday! On the last Thursday of International Women's [...]
Thoughtful Thursday: Celebrate Black History Month with Poetry
On this Thoughtful Thursday we celebrate Black History Month with [...]