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By Claire Galofaro CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 The 2-year-old boy was so frightened, he stuttered. \u201cMommy, mommy, mommy,\u201d he repeated, clinging to her. His mother, Molly Kucich, had been grocery shopping when her husband called, panicking. She heard \u201cimmigration raid.\u201d Then: \u201ctear gas.\u201d She abandoned her grocery cart and drove as fast as she could to her toddler and his 14-month-old brother, who, on that warm October Friday, were among the hundreds of Chicago children caught suddenly in the turmoil of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown. Parents, teachers and caregivers have been grappling ever since with how to explain to childrenwhat they\u2019d seen: how much to tell them so they know enough to stay safe, but not too much to rob them of their childhood. A toddler shouldn\u2019t know what a… <\/p>\n

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By Claire Galofaro CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 The 2-year-old boy was so frightened, he stuttered. \u201cMommy, mommy, mommy,\u201d he repeated, clinging to her. His mother, Molly Kucich, had been grocery shopping when her husband called, panicking. She heard \u201cimmigration raid.\u201d Then: \u201ctear gas.\u201d She abandoned her grocery cart and drove as fast as she could to her toddler and his 14-month-old brother, who, on that warm October Friday, were among the hundreds of Chicago children caught suddenly in the turmoil of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration crackdown. Parents, teachers and caregivers have been grappling ever since with how to explain to childrenwhat they\u2019d seen: how much to tell them so they know enough to stay safe, but not too much to rob them of their childhood. A toddler shouldn\u2019t know what a... <\/p>\n

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