His mother was often depressed because of the family financial difficulties and because her oldest child, Howard, had been killed in the war.

But since she had worked through all the family difficulties, and the symptom was still there, something else must be going on.

But family financial difficulties prevented his going to the university.

For someone with family difficulties, social workers might find a parenting class or support group.

But, in a moment he cast his sunny spell over his family difficulties as well.

"It's become an easy alternative to working out family difficulties," he said.

Kennedy considered running for the Massachusetts governorship in 1998 but, citing family difficulties, he did not.

She stopped publishing early due to family difficulties with an alcoholic husband and a troubled adopted child.

Or they may be students who have had family difficulties and are being placed by social-service agencies.

The book only mentions family difficulties, which meant several moves.