
Mothers are fiercely protective of their young so it's no surprise that Carol Race, mom to 13-year-old Adam who is severely autistic has not backed down from her stance that their local Catholic church in Minnesota is discriminating against him.
The mother of five has regularly attended Sunday mass at St. Patrick's Church with her husband and children for the past 12 years despite recently being slapped with a restraining order for her son's disruptive behavior.

Use your tween's texting obsession to your advantage. Parents who wish their kids independence, but need to remind them to take their meds can quit the nagging and turn to technology. When children are preoccupied with school, friends, dating and Hannah Montana, they tend to forget to take the pills and injections that regulate their asthma, diabetes and other ailments.

I read a plethora of
new mommy books and took
birthing and baby classes, but I don't think I could have delivered my own child like one California teen did.
To learn about her story, read more.
Embarrassed and frightened by her expectant status, Xochitl Parra, 17, kept her pregnancy a secret.
When the high school sophomore began to get ready for a typical school day, she knew something was different. In the shower feeling contractions and fearing what was to come, Xochitl sat down and pushed baby Alejandro out into the world.

While some parents wrestle with the decision of whether or not to give their kids mobile phones, here's one reason to cave. An
Ohio teen used her cell to call for help.
Lauren Durnbaugh was home sick from school when two burglars broke into her home. The quick thinking thirteen year old curled up in the fetal position and hid under her bed covers where she texted her mom to tell her what was happening.

It seemed Hannah Montana wasn't
Miley Cyrus's only alter ego when scandalous photos of the teen recently surfaced on the Internet.
The suggestive pictures captured Disney's darling laying on her boyfriend's lap and exposing her bra. They were enough to break any father's achy heart.