According to the Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support, a report published by the US Census Bureau, stated that out of 12.2 million families with a single parent in 2012, more than 80% were single parents. For a long time, many children have grown up in single-parent homes. It seems almost impossible for them to have children raised by a parent, but they have become more common in today's society. Regardless of the situation, children who grow up in a household with one biological parent rather than two biological parents are often more susceptible to risks that can be harmful and harsh on the child when he or she must recognize them. Single parents are detrimental to a child's life because they are at greater risk of experiencing mental, emotional and social problems. Single parent families have many mental effects on children which very often tend to be negative. Children raised in single-parent families generally fare worse than those who live in a two-parent home. The structure of a family helps measure a child's well-being. The number of children aged 15 to 17 who are in good health is decreasing, while the number of children in this age group becoming pregnant is increasing. It is very common for children living in single-parent homes to suffer from problems with depression, emotional stress and difficulties in school. These difficulties in schools can lead students to drop out before they even graduate. Children may face these problems because they have to quickly adapt from living in a two-parent household to quickly transitioning to living in a single-parent household, which may be very difficult for them to get used to...... middle paper ......problems have a negative effect on them not only in the family but have negative effects on their well-being. Whether a child lives with a mother or father, or lives with both parents, everyone needs moral guidance. These children will become the realization of what they are taught when they are little by their parents. The way a parent treats their child is very significant, because it is tremendously influenced by the amount of affection and support given to them by the parent when they are raised. If a child is raised by two parents, he will be better off because he will receive support from both parents. When a child receives support from his mother and father in the same families, it makes him stronger as a person because if those who do not receive support from both parents have to face a lot of pain and agony every day of their life.