It Matters to Me Because It Matters to My Kids

I found this photo on another blog I follow- it is from the White House and it is the President of the United States allowing this child to feel his hair to see if it feels "like his"  I spend alot of time educating people, particularly White adoptive parents, about race issues and often feel like I am banging my head on the wall trying to get some of them to understand why it is so important for children to see their color valued and validated.  Whether it is something as seemingly trivial as why doesn't Disney have a Black princess to what the President's hair feels like- plain and simple- IT MATTERS!  It matters not only to my kids, but to all the children who need to see themselves reflected positively in our world.