<p>Family involvement refers to the different activities and actions that families perform to provide support in the education of their offspring. In recent years, studies that evaluate the influence of family involvement on educational variables have increased. Therefore, a review of the literature was carried out in order to examine the scientific evidence of the subject. Specifically, the review focused on the adolescent, because it is a time of schooling with possible conflict, where family-adolescent relationships usually go through great changes. Results suggest that family participation is a protective variable of academic failure. Apparently, this relationship is stronger in vulnerable population or in ethnic minorities.</p>