They Became Parents at 13: The Story Behind Britain’s Youngest Teenage Parents
When the news first broke that two young teenagers in North London had become parents, people across Britain reacted with shock.
A girl barely into her teenage years had become a mother.
A boy of almost the same age had become a father.
Suddenly, two children were being discussed by adults everywhere—on television, online, in newspapers, and around dinner tables.
People asked the same questions.
How could this happen?
Who was responsible?
What would happen to the baby?
And perhaps most importantly:
