With the changing of people’s views on family and marriage, divorce rate is increasing rapidly. As a result, single families is also increasing. People always think single families are abnormal because of its difference from traditional families. The research analyzes two single-family cases from problem perspective and strength perspective, and denies the negative view as single family=disadvantage family=problem family from strength perspective. The author believes single families have their advantages and potential capacity which can also help their children grow up healthily.
Key words: single-parent family ;problem perspective ;strength perspective