Also, “The Effects of a Single-Parent Home on a Child's Behavior” by Marnie Kunz, “For every $100 in child support mothers receive, scores of their children's standardized tests increase by ⅛ to 7/10 of a point” (Kunz, 1). “Living in poverty is stressful and can have many emotional effects on children, including low self-esteem, increased anger and frustration, and an increased risk of violent behavior” (Kunz, 1). Welfare and child support have given single parents the ability to spare their children from financial and relationship problems, so children are able to focus on schoolwork and their personal lives without stress and interference. Additionally, several scholarships are available to all members of a single-parent family. “Fortunately, there are a number of scholarships available to help children from single-parent families attend college” (Kunz, 2). The poverty of single-parent homes no longer prevents children from going to college. Tragedies unfortunately tend to repeat themselves. In the article titled “US Single Parent Households,” it says that “70% of gang members, school dropouts, teen suicides, teen pregnancies, and substance-abusing teens come from single-mother households” ( Ahlberg, 1). It has been proven that teenage pregnancies are the main cause of the birth of most children