Solange Knowles knows the challenge of being a famous teen mother.

Knowles, now 21, welcomed son Daniel in 2004 at the age of 18 (she split with husband, former college football player Daniel Smith, after the baby was born).

“I’m sure a lot of people perceived that I was gonna be a young, irresponsible mom,” Knowles told Usmagazine.com during a recent visit.

But Knowles pointed out, “I think that there are some moms who are 35 who are just as irresponsible.”

What advice does she have for the 17-year-old mom-to-be Jamie Lynn Spears?

“You just have to make the best decisions for you,” Knowles said. “You have to decide what’s best for you.

“Who are we to say what’s right and wrong for a person?”

To focus on raising her son, Knowles said she “moved to the country for a year” without any nannies or babysitters.

“My parents lived on a whole opposite part of the world,” she said. “My son has been my focus ever since the day he was born.”

“He’s been the light of my life,” she added, “the inspiration behind everything.”

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Jamie Lynn Spears and her boyfriend Casey Aldridge are looking to welcome their first child in a new home – the parents-to-be are house hunting in Mississippi.

According to reports, the couple has already made their first offer on a three-bedroom house in the town of Liberty.

Zoey 101 star Spears, who is seven months pregnant, has offered close to $300,000 for the house. It boasts a loft, marble floors, a remodeled kitchen and games room.

An insider says, “Jamie Lynn is really excited over having a home of her own.”

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Jamie Lynn Spears is expecting a July baby, according to the latest pregnancy reports.

The pregnant teen will become a mom on July 10th, insiders claim.

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The “Zoey 101″ actress celebrated her seventeenth birthday yesterday, April 4th and she has a lot to be thankful for. Baby daddy/fiance Casey Aldridge who is renting his parents old house with a friend has had Jamie Lynn staying with him for the past week, giving themselves a chance to practice living together… Aldridge comes home at 5.30pm, after a long day on the jobsite and heads out with his bride-to-be around 7pm. The couple makes a quick stop at Jamie Lynn’s relatives and then goes for some birthday shopping at “Wal-Mart” where they pick out a new bed for Jamie Lynn’s puppy. After the extravagant shopping spree the two grab dinner at “Ruby’s.” This may not be the typical birthday celebration for someone rich and famous, (stripping in a glass of champagne comes to mind) and it’s frankly amazingly refreshing with some wholesome modesty. Hollywood’s got to try much harder to squeeze the ‘country’ out of this girl!

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After a long day of construction work, Casey Aldridge met with future wife/baby’s mother to help her celebrate the night before her 17th birthday. Casey was clad in his dirty work boots and Jamie Lynn in a fluorescent green sweatshirt covering her growing baby bump. The junior-sized parents-to-be kept things quiet and casual with a trip to the local JC Penney and a sporting goods store before a quick stop at a convenience store and then back home.

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Pregnant teenager Jamie Lynn Spears has a diamond ring on her finger, but there are still obstacles to overcome before she and Casey Aldridge, 18, can be married. Her mother, Lynne Spears, has insisted that the couple sign a prenuptial contract to protect the Zoey 101 star’s assets. “The contract is already drawn up and ready to go,” an insider confirms to In Touch. “Lynne’s not sure marriage is a good idea, but she’ll go along with that if that’s what Jamie Lynn wants — as long as Casey signs the contract.” A Spears family confidant says that Lynne, who flew home to Kentwood, La., to celebrate Jamie Lynn’s April 4 birthday, is worried about Casey. “He doesn’t seem as committed to the relationship as Jamie Lynn,” says the confidant, adding that the family is aware of the rumors that he’s cheated. “Lynne is keeping an eye on him.”

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