This paper examined single parenting and causative effects on raising children in Nigeria. It is pertinent that single parenting/parenthood has affected the proper raising of children in Nigeria. There cannot be peace at home and the society at large if the children of single parents were not properly catered for. Thus, the paper examines the cause of single parenting, its effects on the children, and child development. The paper recommended that partners should exhibit true love among themselves to maintain good and harmonious relationships to avoid separation or divorce. Government should create more jobs to enable citizens to secure a job to enable them to provide for their families.