if you paid more than 1/2 the cost of maintaining a home for yourself and a child who you can claim as a dependent whoo lived with you for more than 6 months, you may be able to use the head of household filing status. if you do properly use it, then you can use either the standard deduction or itemized deductions.
if you live in a community property state the rules are different
see IRS PUB 555 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p555.pdf
