Almost 20% of all American families are single parent families, and in 85% of these families the single parent is the mother.

几乎20%的美国家庭是单亲家庭，其中85%的单亲是母亲。

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I had just turned 24 and was the single parent of my sweet five-year-old daughter, who I had when I was 18 wanting someone to love who wouldn't leave me.

我那时候刚到24岁而且是五岁可爱女儿的单身妈妈。我怀上她时只有18岁，盼望着得到一个爱我且不会离去的人。

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Whereas some of the low self-control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser.

然而，一些自我控制能力低的研究对象更有可能是收入非常低的单亲父母，父母的健康状况很差，很可能是重度药物滥用者。

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It shows more than half of the female victims were orphans or came from single-parent families.

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And the question then is, " "What if a child was raised by a single parent, for example?"

问题是，“要是孩子成长于单亲家庭会怎样“

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Giving evidence are Crisis, Drugscope, Mind, and the Single Parent Action Network.

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The rise of grandfamilies also highlights another growing branch of America's changing family tree: The single parent household, overwhelmingly headed by mothers.

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Witnesses include: Crisis, Drugscope, Mind, and the Single Parent Action Network.

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