Mom's Talk: How Can You Explain the Complexities of the Casey Anthony Trial to Children and Teens?

A child's tragic death that is largely unexplained, stark exposure into family dysfunction, and a profound peek at the American legal system — the touched on a lot of different nerves in American life.

Where do you moms and caregivers out there begin to explain the trial that unfolded so far away, yet occupied daytime and prime-time television in so many households for the last six weeks? And how do you capture what's important for kids to understand about the case with all the sensationalism surrounding it?