Children born out of wedlock are increasing every year, forcing parents to struggle with being a single parent. Having children outside of marriage and becoming a single parent family has many effects. These effects include relationships between family members, dating, and financial difficulties. “An increasing number of children are being born to unmarried parents, with nonmarital pregnancies in 2005 accounting for 36.8 percent of births in the United States, or more than 1.5 million births, a 12 percent increase over the 2002 (Hohmann-Marriott).” Being a single parent is very stressful and has a huge impact on a person's life. At a child's early age, parents end up becoming involved in an unromantic way (Tach, Ronald, and Edin). “Over 40% of nonmarital relationships end by the child's first birthday, and by the time the child is 5 years old, over 60% of parents are no longer romantically involved with each other (Tach, Ronald, and Edin).” When parents argue, they may have tension towards each other, making it difficult to work together in raising their child. Parents will end up having more collaborations. Sometimes a father distances himself from his child, forcing the mother to raise him alone. Becoming a single parent can have effects on your family. A single parent is the one who supports the family financially; this makes their life very busy working long hours. This makes it difficult for the child and parent to spend time together, although it is important for parent and child to communicate with each other in a single-parent household. The single parent not only has to worry about paying bills, but also has to take care of household chores. Life can become very busy but also stressful. ...... middle of paper ......tp://www.livestrong.com/article/83670-effects-single-parent-home-childs/>.Livingston, Gretchen. The rise of single fathers. July 2, 2013. Web. March 11, 2014. Mancini, Richard E. Everything You Need to Know About: Living with a Single Parent. New York: Rosen, 1992. Print. Pillai, Maya. "Grants and financial aid for single parents". Hum. 2000-2012. Network. March 12, 2013.Ramos, Mario. The effects of dating a single parent on children. 2014. Web. 13 March 2014 "Single-parent families". 2014. Web. March 13, 2014. Tach, Laura, Mincy Ronald, and Kathryn Edin. Parenting as a “package deal”: Relationships, fertility, and the nonresident father. 2010. Network. 11 March 2014 .