A family is recognized as a group of people who share DNA, love, respect, commitment and willingness to help each other in any situation. The importance of a family is to educate children and guide them on their personal values ​​and social behavior. Unfortunately, in today's world, countless issues complicate this meaning. Issues such as incest, absence of a father figure, lack of communication, divorce, domestic violence, work balance and materialism are all reasons why families continue to fail. These problems are classified into three categories: social, emotional and financial. Social issues or social problems are related to perceptions of a person's life and moral character. Emotional problems affect a person's ability to be stable; some feelings can be happy, sad, or even depressed. Finally, financial problems affect the ability to buy what you want or need. Incest, domestic violence and the absence of a father figure are some of the emotional problems that affect a family. Incest is the sexual abuse of a child by a parent or other person in a position of trust and authority over the child. Close relatives who are subject to incest include father, mother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brother, sister, niece and nephews. Forty-six percent of raped children are victims of family members. Eleven percent of rape victims are raped by their father or stepfather, and 16 percent are raped by other family members as children. In many cases, the child is afraid that if he says something it will disrupt the balance of the family. They often blame themselves for what happened, rather than the person who is supposed to love and protect them. Survivors of incest are affected in many ways; popula...... middle of paper ...... shown through emotions and not things that can deteriorate. Families can be saved; it's up to the people involved to make the most of it. Family issues or problems are just a test to see if you can work together and love each other. Works Cited Blood, M. (July 13, 2010). A lack of communication in the family. Retrieved from Livestrong.com: http://www.livestrong.com/article/173104-a-lack-of-communication-in-the-family/Corcoran, KO (June 1997). Psychological and emotional aspects of divorce. Retrieved from http://www.mediate.com/articles/psych.cfmDavid J. Anspaugh, G.E. (2007). Teaching health today. United States: Pearson Education Inc. Inc., WC (2004). Incest. Retrieved from http://www.wcasa.org/file_open.php?id=34Peterson, R. (May 1, 2009). Virginia Cooperative Extension. Retrieved from Virginia Tech: http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-092/350-092.html