The article examines the psychological characteristics of children raised in a single-parent family. The absence of one parent has a significant impact on the emotional and social development of children. In Kazakhstan, according to statistics, the number of single-parent families in recent years has amounted to 476 thousand. The main reason here is divorce. The article analyzes typical problems that arise in such families, including emerging psychological traumas in a child. The causes of psychological trauma have been identified. We interviewed children and parents raised in single-parent families. The survey was conducted on the basis of the Achenbach Child Behavior Scale (CBCL). The survey showed that 17 out of 100 children had psychological trauma. 17 psychological trauma of a child 13 is directly related to a single-parent family, 4-for various reasons. The purpose of the article is to study the psychological features of raising children in a single-parent family, as well as to analyze how the absence of one of the parents affects the development of a child.