How Should a White Dad Talk to his Mixed-race Kids about the N-word?

Principles I’ve learned to help me talk about race

At a high-school athletic event near our home, a mixed-race basketball player heard opposing fans use the N-word aimed at her.

My kids are half Black. I am 100% WASP. We talk openly about almost everything, from sex to faith; relationships to mental health.

But we don’t talk about the N-word. It feels almost completely out of bounds.