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 provide guidance on personal values ​​and social behavior. Unfortunately, in today's world countless problems complicate this meaning. Issues such as incest, absence of a father figure, lack of communication, divorce, domestic violence, balance between work and materialism are many of the reasons why families continue to fail. These problems are classified into three categories: social, emotional and financial. Social issues or social problems refer to one's perception of one's life and moral character. Emotional problems affect the ability to be stable; some feelings can be happy, sad or even depressed. Finally, financial matters affect your ability to purchase 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 relative or another person who has a position of trust and authority over the child. Close relatives who are subject to incest are father, mother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brother, sister, niece and nephews. 46% of raped children are victims of family members. Eleven percent of rape victims are raped by their fathers or stepfathers, and another 16% are raped by other relatives while they are children. In many cases, the child is afraid that if he says something it could upset 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 numerous 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 best of it. Family problems or issues are just a test to see if you can work together and love each other. Works CitedBlood, M. (2010, July 13). 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, K.O. (1997, June). 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. (2009, May 1). Virginia Cooperative Extension. Retrieved from Virginia Tech: http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-092/350-092.html