> Statistically, children of single moms fare poorly That doesn't mean there's a causal relationship, of course. It's also possible that third factors (povert

> Statistically, children of single moms fare poorly That doesn't mean there's a causal relationship, of course. It's also possible that third factors (poverty, etc) tend to cause both "single-mothership" and "poorly faring kids." [Indeed, it seems fairly likely.]