Every Child Deserves to Be Seen

This is Emma. She is a child with a gentle smile, bright eyes, and a heart that longs for the same warmth every child hopes to feel. Yet too often, people look past her, not because she lacks value, but because she is different. Difference should never mean invisibility.

A simple wish can mean more than we realize. Being acknowledged, being included, being seen — these are the quiet gifts that shape a child’s sense of worth. Emma does not ask for pity or special treatment. She asks for kindness, for recognition, for the reminder that she belongs in this world just like everyone else.

This season, and every season, let us choose compassion. Let us teach our children that humanity is measured not by sameness, but by empathy. A single kind word can become a memory that lasts a lifetime.