Family structure may be a proxy for other problematic issues within the family. Family stress associated with marital conflict and divorce can negatively impact a child's developmental process. Loss of contact with the non-custodial parent can result in a loss of emptional support and supervision received from adults. Children of single parents may experience lack of parenting styles, decreased time spent with a parent, and less socila control than children of two parent families.
In a addition, children of single parents (from divorced or never married parent) have a lower standard of living, are more likely to be in poverty and more frequently participate in government assistance programs than do children from two parent families. There
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