HuffPost digs into Professor Jamie Abaied's study that examines how white parents communicate with their children about race.

A study by developmental psychology professor Jamie Abaied indicates that a significant portion of white parents send mixed messages to their children about race when discussing the topic with them. Chief among those mixed messages: colorblind ideology, or the belief that one should "not see race" or that "race doesn't matter." HuffPost parenting reporter Catherine Pearson digs in to Abaied's reserach, published in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology journal, that found more than a third of sampled white parents sent mixed messages. 

“I think parents should know: It can be a very good experience for kids to learn from a trusted caregiver that it’s OK to talk about things that make you feel uncomfortable, and that it’s OK to not understand something and then try to learn more,” Abaied said.