Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis

Carol Sutton Lewis

Parenting advice and inspiration for raising smart, confident Black children. Join host and Ground Control Parenting founder Carol Sutton Lewis for weekly conversations with guests––familiar and new––about the joys and real work of parenting.

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S8 · E17
Wednesday · 31 min
GCP Book Talk: A'Lelia Bundles and the Joy Goddess of Harlem
Madam C.J. Walker built a groundbreaking business and created opportunities for thousands of Black women. She also raised a daughter, A’Lelia Walker, whom she loved fiercely and tried hard to protect. Sometimes that protection felt like pressure. In...
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S8 · E16
August 26 · 27 min
Inside The Ground Control Parenting Shower
What happens when you throw a shower for parents? At the Ground Control Parenting Shower on Martha's Vineyard, parents at various stages of the journey spent an afternoon being informed, inspired, and celebrated. In this special episode, Carol goes...
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S8 · E15
August 19 · 39 min
Live From the GCP Shower: Raising Kids Who Know Who They Are with Abby Phillip and Courtney B. Vance
How do you raise children who are confident in who they are, especially when they are growing up in a world very different from the one you grew up in? Recorded live at the Ground Control Parenting Shower on Martha’s Vineyard, Carol sits down with...
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S8 · E14
August 12 · 1 hr 2 min
Life on the Hormonal Highway with Dr. Sharon Malone
Periods. Sex. Fertility. Perimenopause. Menopause. There’s a lot we wish someone had told us about sooner. How do we do better with the next generation? Carol welcomes back Dr. Sharon Malone, acclaimed OB-GYN and author of Grown Woman Talk, for a...
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S8 · E13
August 5 · 30 min
On the Ground: Raising Kids in a Digital World
Every parent has had the moment. Your child seems permanently attached to their phone, and you wonder how to balance protecting them, trusting them, and preparing them for a world that is becoming more digital by the day. In this episode of GCP On...
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S8 · E12
July 29 · 33 min
GCP Book Talk: The Mommune with Grace Bastidas
Grace Bastidas has spent her career finding the parenting stories that mainstream media tends to miss: first as the founder of a multicultural parenting brand for Latinx caregivers, then as the first woman of color to lead Parents in its hundred-year...
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S8 · E11
July 22 · 44 min
How to Raise Kids Who Can Imagine a Better Future with Dr. Maisha T. Winn
So many of us are parenting through a fog of uncertainty right now—war, economic strain, and headlines that can make the future feel more frightening than hopeful. This week, Carol sits down with Stanford professor and futurist Dr. Maisha T. Winn to...
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S8 · E10
July 15 · 46 min
Raising AI Natives: From Anxiety to Action with Isabelle Hau and Victor Lee
Our kids are growing up as AI natives, and most of us are still playing catch-up. Carol talks with two leading voices from the Stanford Accelerator for Learning about what it really means to raise informed, grounded kids in an AI world. Victor Lee,...
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S8 · E9
July 8 · 32 min
What Are We Teaching Our Kids About Money?
Talking to our kids about money is never just about dollars and cents. It brings up our values, our fears, our own childhood experiences, and sometimes even our regrets. In this On the Ground episode, Carol is joined by co-hosts Keisha Sutton-James...
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S8 · E8
July 1 · 47 min
Parenting Through Divorce: Helping Children Heal with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart
You've decided to get a divorce. Now what? When do you tell the kids? How much do you share? What do you say about the other parent? And what if you're already worried you'll get it all wrong? Divorce is one of the most common experiences families go...
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S8 · E7
June 24 · 48 min
Even the Baddest Kids Have a Favorite Book with Alvin Irby
How do you raise a child who wants to read? Award-winning educator Alvin Irby has a simple answer, and he found it in a barbershop. In this episode, Carol talks with the founder of http://barbershopbooks.org, the national nonprofit that places books...
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S8 · E6
June 17 · 31 min
GCP Book Talk: What Sisters Teach Us About Parenting with Deborah Roberts
What can sisterhood teach us about raising children? In the first episode of Ground Control Parenting Book Talk, Carol explores this question with award-winning journalist Deborah Roberts, author of Sisters, Loved and Treasured: Stories of Unbreakable...
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S8 · E5
June 10 · 39 min
Gentle Parenting — Are We Healing the Past or Just Going Soft?
Boomer, Gen X, Millennial. Three moms, three generations, one question that divides mom group chats: how do you discipline in the age of gentle parenting? In this episode of GCP: On The Ground, Carol sits down with Keisha and Jen to wrestle with the...
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S8 · E4
June 3 · 1 hr
Parenting in the Public Eye with First Lady Dawn Moore
What does it mean to raise children when your family's life is a matter of public record? Maryland's First Lady Dawn Moore knows that tension intimately, and she's navigating it with clarity, humor, and grace. First Lady Dawn Moore was one of the...
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S8 · E3
May 27 · 48 min
The Screen Time Roadmap Parents Need with Jasmine Hood Miller
How much screen time is too much? Are some types better than others? And how should our approach change as kids grow from toddlers to teens? This week, Carol sits down with Jasmine Hood Miller, Director of Family Resources and Content Strategy at...
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S8 · E2
May 20 · 17 min
Who’s Raising Your Kid, You or the Algorithm?
We’re trying something new this season — and we couldn't have picked a more important topic to start with. Welcome to the debut episode of GCP: On The Ground, a new recurring segment where Carol gathers three generations of moms to dig into the...
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May 13 · 47 min
Beyond Ballet: Parenting, Purpose, and Possibility with Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland returns to Ground Control Parenting, and a lot has changed since her last visit. She's taken her final bow with American Ballet Theatre. She's come through a hip replacement. And she's parenting her young son Jackson (who “stole the...
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May 6 · 1 min
Season 8 Starts May 13th!!!
Season 8 of Ground Control Parenting starts May 13th—and this is our biggest, boldest season yet. This season, we’re bringing you conversations from every angle. You’ll hear from experts, thought leaders, and parents who are tackling big questions:...
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S7 · E15
Aug 6, 2025 · 12 min
Season 7 Rewind: Big Questions, Powerful Answers from Parenting Pros
As Season 7 of Ground Control Parenting comes to a close, join Carol as she hits rewind to reflect on the powerful insights shared by parenting experts and thought leaders across a range of fields. This season, the conversations went beyond what we...
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S7 · E14
Jul 30, 2025 · 43 min
Raising Resilient, Culture-Connected Kids with Grace Bastidas
Grace Bastidas knows what families need—because she’s spent her career listening to them. As the founding editor of Parents Latina and the (recently stepped-down) editor-in-chief of Parents—the first woman of color to hold that role in the brand’s...
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