“Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.”
- Jane Austen, Emma
Living with One or Fewer Biological Parents
What it means
Did you know?
The share of U.S. children living with a single parent has been rising for decades.
Almost a quarter of U.S. children under the age of 18 live with one parent and no other adults (23%).. This is more than three times the share of children around the world who do so (7%).
Pew Research Center
There are roughly 153 million orphans worldwide.
Every day, an estimated 5,700 more children become orphans. Children are often relinquished due to war, natural disaster, poverty, disease, stigma, and medical needs.
UNICEF
In Popular Culture
Movies
- Freedom Writers
- Shazam!
- Capernaum
- Joy Luck Club
- The Royal Tenenbaums
TV Shows
- The Fosters
- Never Have I Ever
- All American
- Naruto
Songs
- Mockingbird - Eminem
- Family Portrait - P!nk
- Styrofoam Plates - Death Cab for Cutie
- Daddy Wasn't There - Suzanne Vega
- Biological Didn't Bother - Shaq
- Piece by Piece - Kelly Clarkson
Books
- Hary Potter Series
- A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Joy Luck Club