This report provides a conceptual framework that describes how asset accumulation unfolds over an individual’s lifetime and how the effects of such accumulation can best be understood within the context of the life course. The report identifies five factors that are important in understanding the low levels of asset accumulation among low-income households and places […]
In 2004, the official U.S. poverty rate for families reached its highest level (12.3 percent) since 1993. Moreover, poverty rates varied substantially across different family structures. Families headed by single females, for example, experienced poverty rates nearly six times as great as families headed by married couples. While the poverty rate is a useful tool […]
Although recently married couples report debt as one of their top concerns, research has not measured how debt changes relate to changes in their marital satisfaction. Further, the mechanisms that link debt and marital satisfaction are unknown. Findings using the National Survey of Families and Households ( N= 1,078 couples) demonstrated that consumer debt changes […]
This DVD contains a collection of 152 presentations from the 14th annual Smart Marriages Conference held in San Francisco, California on July 8-11, 2010. The conference drew together 200 marriage experts to discuss strategies and techniques for strengthening marriages. The disk includes presentations on: improving marriage; the future of marriage; secrets of happily married women; […]
Even the Best Marriages Have Problems. The question isn’t whether struggles will arise, but how will husbands and wives handle them when they come. Surprisingly, the struggles can become the tipping point for a deeper love between a husband and wife. In fact, everyday problems can compel a couple to say “”I love you more.”” […]
Why Talking Is Not Enough, written by Susan Page, author of the acclaimed bestseller If I?m So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single? presents a novel relationship strategy based on subtle, powerful changes in your own actions. This method shows you the magic of “Keep your mouth out of it!” Page’s pioneering eight-step program invites […]
This collection of 15 MP3 CDs contains 143 presentations from the 13th annual Smart Marriages Conference held in San Francisco, California on July 8-11, 2009. The conference drew together 200 marriage experts to discuss strategies and techniques for strengthening marriages. The disks include presentations on: improving marriage; the future of marriage; secrets of happily married […]
One of three Americans is now a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling, or some other member of a stepfamily. Stepfamilies are different. The “”old rules”” that govern traditional families don’t necessarily apply, and each stepfamily must create its own “”new rules”” that will work for a unique blended family. Einstein and Albert bring to this […]
This collection of 15 MP3 CDs contains 137 presentations from the 12th annual Smart Marriages Conference held in San Francisco, California on July 1-5, 2008. The conference drew together 200 marriage experts to discuss strategies and techniques for strengthening marriages. The disks include presentations on: improving marriage; the future of marriage; secrets of happily married […]
It’s Time for a Relationship Checkup! Getting routine physicals and dental checkups is essential to your health. And your car needs a regular oil change. But what about your relationship? Dating and married couples rarely, if ever, do a checkup on their relationship. But the sooner you identify problems and find ways to resolve them, […]