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Moms Talk: What do Your Kids Know About bin Laden?

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When you tuned into the news of Osama bin Laden's death, where were your kids? 

Did you tell them about it? Did they ask? If they're at that age where video games entail 'catching bad guys,' do they cheer about it? 

Author Julianna Baggott says "let the kids yell" on NPR.

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How do you talk to your kids about the war, and bin Laden's death, if at all? This will be a major event in history that they'll need to know and eventually understand. 

I'll make the disclaimer that as an editor, I won't scold anyone for rejoicing his death, but I won't join them. We want to know how a parent approaches this conversation with their children. 

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