It's really a vicious cycle. children raised in a single parent household have worse outcomes on almost every metric when they become adults. That includes thei

It's really a vicious cycle. children raised in a single parent household have worse outcomes on almost every metric when they become adults. That includes their own likelihood of becoming single parents and living in poverty, Essentially repeating the cycle. Interestingly there has been a lot of research on the "Success Sequence"[1]. This is 3 steps for people living in developed countries to break out of this cycle: 1. Finish high school. 2. Get a full-time job once you finish school. 3. Get married before you have children. To quote the studies, "97% of people who follow these steps do not live in poverty. In contrast, 76% of those that did not adhere to any of these norms were below the poverty line." [1] https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/success-sequence-synthesis-literature https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/success-sequence-synthes...