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• Communication problem– Lack of communication or miscommunication leads to misunderstanding. Conflicts, and broken relationships within the family.
• Conflict and disagreements– Different opinions, values, beliefs, culture and expectations may lead to conflicts between members of the family.
• Parenting challenges– Parents may tend to struggle up raising their children, especially concerning disciplinary issues, draw boundaries and achieve a balance between being authoritative and nurturing.
• Financial stress- Financial crisis and needs can lead to stress that may have an extensive impact in the family.
  
• Divorce and separation–  Conflicts between spouses create arguments and may preserve the atmosphere that triggers separation or divorce that brings very serious results for all family members, particularly the children.
• Blended family dynamic– Whenever marriages through remarriages create stepfamilies, there will come the adjustment issues to the presence of stepparents, step-siblings, as well as to the changed family dynamics.
• Mental health issues– Existence of psychological-psychiatric problem can harm the overall wellbeing of the families.
• Illness and care-giving responsibilities-  Families may find it difficult to deal with the elderly as well as the people with chronic/terminal illnesses and this will impact the whole family.
• Substance abuse and addiction– Influence of intoxicated members in the family with alcohol and other substances and associated social stigma  create emotional turmoils  and impairment on relationships. 
• Sibling rivalries-Arguments and conflicts among siblings are likely to become an issue in the families and this has an adverse effect on the family dynamics.
• Work-life balance-Balancing the work and family life can impact the family functions as it may create a stress on family relationships, especially in finding time with the family..
• Empty nest syndrome-The parents experience an emotional void when the kids leave to make their own lives. Low mood and isolation set in their lives.