COVID-19, the acronym we associate with the coronavirus disease, is the cause of the largest pandemic of the 21st century. It is a pandemic that has affected the whole world and caused a lot of changes in the daily life of an individual, families and wider society. During the pandemic and lockdown, at the moment when the whole world "stops" and distances itself from previous patterns of functioning, the family becomes a safe haven for its members, but also a place of additional risk and insecurity. The purpose of this work is to present the cognition of the research on different spheres of family through a holistic approach. Although the research findings in this area are often in conflict with one another, most of them show that the numerous restrictions that family members had to deal with during the pandemic and lockdown led to emergence of new risks and difficulty in the functioning of the family in different roles. The closing of kindergartens and schools, teleworking and education, the increase in economic insecurity and concern for the health of family members, has led to increased psychological stress for parents and made it difficult for them to function in their parental role. Although the new circumstances in some families encouraged the growth of cohesiveness and strengthening of resilience, on the other hand, they also led to an increase in domestic violence and mental health problems.