A single parent is a parent not living with a spouse or partner and can be a custodial or non custodial parent.
- A widow or widower raising their children
- A divorced parent raising their children
- A biological mom or dad who are raising their children
- A foster or adoptive single parent who is raising children
- A parent whose spouse has gone away for an extended period of time (i.e.: military or incarceration)
- A parent whose spouse has been ill for an extended period of time
- A parent who has never married
- A woman who was the victim of rape
- A single parent who has chosen artificial insemination as a way to conceive
- Surrogacy