If this does not occur, children feel alone, overlooked, and rejected. If the child had two parents, situations like these might not have to occur. They found that high levels of family adhesion were related to lower stress levels in the child. Conclusion Single-parent families can have various effects on the lives of children. Parents need to show more love and attention in order to prevent these feelings.
Further research needs to be completed on how single-parent families effect children.
Whether big or small changes, the focus of research needs to be taken off the single parent and put on the child of the single parent. The influence of a big brothers program on the adjustment of boys in single-parent families. The Journal of Psychology , 143-156. The Journal of Contemporary Human Services , 583-590. Maternal behavior, social support, and economic conditions as predictors of distress in children.