Growing up can be tough, and it’s arguably even tougher for child stars.
You’re trying to nail down who you are and navigate the ways of the world.
Everyone makes mistakes during this phase, because that’s how we learn.
So, really, is it any wonder that child stars so often seem to rebel?
Some child stars struggle with substance abuse.
Others drop out of the spotlight altogether.
But they also go to show that being young and being a good parent arenotmutually exclusive.
“But it was isolating and lonely, and so cold and dark.
And it was just Julez and me most of the time.
It was hard to imagine being able to progress in my career in any way.”
Now a critically acclaimed musician and producer, Knowles is married to video director Alan Ferguson.
Prime roles quickly followed with 2005’sStar Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sithand 2006’sThe Nativity Story.
But it was in 2007 that Castle-Hughes tackled her toughest role to date: motherhood.
In April that year, the rising star and then-boyfriend Bradley Hull welcomed daughter Felicity-Amore.
“Absolutely everyone in the country had something to say about it.
“Yes, I was scared when I found out I was pregnant.
Lil Wayne was 16daughter Reginae Carterwas born.
During the bash, Lil Wayne doted on his firstborn with a surprise appearance by Nicki Minaj andtwoluxury cars.
As Reginae tells it, her dad has always done a good job raising her.
“My father is a wise man,” she toldYoung Entertainmentin 2014.
The poise Taylor displayed when, at 19, she became a teenage mother of twin boys.
At the time, the supermodel was a young bride struggling to come to terms with her failing marriage.
“I was young, and I thought I was in love.
Having essentially grown up alongside her sons has its perks.
“We like the same music and movies and we think the same things are cool.
We just look at things kind of the same way,” she revealed.
Asthe daughter of Republican politician Sarah Palin, Bristol had a highly publicized upbringing.
Palin called Bristol “strong and bold,” as well as “an amazing mom.”
After being raped by a classmate at 14, she dropped out of high school.
Then, at 17, she became pregnant.
She later told Oprahthat the experience of becoming pregnant and subsequently a young mother was extremely isolating for her.
“That’s when everybody seemed to give up on me,” she shared.
I’d lost myself.”
Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie Lynn Spears is no stranger to the spotlight.
Spears also cultivated her own headlines witha career as a budding actor, starring inAll ThatandZoey 101.
In a 2013 interview withE!
News, Spears revealed she was shocked when she found out she was pregnant.
“This made no sense and I didn’t understand it and I was young,” she said.
In April 2018, the couple welcomed daughter Ivey Joan into the world.
By the age of 6, she already had20 films to her credit.
However, Temple eventually started to rebel a bit.
Temple’s young age didn’t keep her from being an amazing mother, though.
And when it came to her parenting style, Temple proved to be an ideal balance.
“But family was a really, really important part of her life.
She was all about her children and her husband.”
