There can be many good positive outcomes of growing up in a single parent household. Developing a strong bond with the child and the parent is a positive effect. Spending this one-on-one time lets the child know you care and helps the relationship grow. Growing up from mature children to adulthood and knowing what it takes to take care of a family with just one parent. Getting a degree and becoming someone other than just another statistic can all have positive effects on growing up in a single-parent home. Be a mentor or role model and let someone else know that you can be anything, no matter where you come from. You can therefore succeed in a single-parent household if you are in a household that is up to their situation. These single parent families become college graduates, doctors, lawyers, singers, actors or play professional football, baseball or basketball to name a few.