Marital distress is one of the most frequently encountered and disturbing human problems. Everyone who is married experiences difficulties, but for some, these troubles reach the point that partners become profoundly disappointed and upset about their marriages and may even come to question whether they want to continue to remain married.

Somehow women have learned to expect that the birth of a baby automatically produces exhilaration and joy. They are led to believe that the period following childbirth should be the happiest time in their lives.

The session was held on 5.8.2009 at the HKUFI and attended by over 25 participants, representing CIFA, HKIEd, House of Learning,

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, BYU etc. The session started with an opening remark and introduction of the work of CIFA by Mrs. Patricia CHU, Chairperson of CIFA, followed by sharing of the work on family by Dr. Pang I- Wah of HKIEd, Dr. Caroline Kwok
of House of Learning and Professor Larry Nelson and Dr. Shirley Cox
of BYU respectively.

CIFA had the honour to organize a workshop on Dealing with Sex

Problems in Couples on 24 July 2009 at the HKU Family Institute. Prof. Ng Man-Lun, Associate Director of the HKUFI and a

renowned sex therapist, was invited to be the speaker of the workshop.

It used to be called alcoholism. Today we know better. We know that drinking problems do not come in one form, but can take any of a number of forms.

Some people who abuse alcohol start drinking heavily early in life and develop longstanding dependence. Others start using regularly following a setback— such as losing a job, or losing a family member. Still others engage in binges that may last for days, but are spaced weeks or months apart.

Child maltreatment can be categorized as neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse. Almost 3 million children are harmed or endangered by maltreatment each year. While girls are four times more likely to be sexually abused, boys are slightly more likely to be neglected and 24% more likely to be physically abused.

ex is an ingredient activity in the life of couples, but studies have shown that nearly half of Chinese married couples are not satisfied with their sexual relationship. This workshop will present and demonstrate the common causes for couple’s sexual problems, the basic skills to identify, prevent and manage them. The workshop will include didactic lecture, video presentation of case demonstrations, role play exercises, group discussions and a questions and answers session.

Adoption is a normal way to form a family, and it occurs far more often, and is more complex than people realize. These were the messages spread last November by Hong Kong-based charity Mother’s Choice and its 10 partner NGOs and universities, 16 speakers, 18 events across Hong Kong, and a dozen media articles.

It is an exchange forum co-organized with the HKU Family Institute by Prof. NG Man-lun on case sharing and demonstration of sex therapy. Special discount would be offered to CIFA members. Please mark the date on your diary and take note of the registration procedure in due course.

I met Gin, a Malaysia young man who has devoted his
much effort in social services especially the children and
youth work at the CIFA conference last Jan 2008.