Just follow the 3 S's: Shoot, Shovel & Shut up!
If you are in a situation where you can't keep it under wraps (like in a neighborhood), defend yourself and you daughter first, then worry about upsetting the neighbors as a distant second.
A threat is a threat, regardless of the species you are facing. Neutralize it in the least bothersome way possible (firearms/lethal means being a last resort), but neutralize it before the threat causes you or a loved one serious bodily injury.