Susan and her husband read a lot of books and the newspaper on the weekends. They “really encourage reading” and expect their children to obtain college degrees. When their children were young, Susan and her husband read to them every night. They also did a lot of homework with their children and would go over tests with them.

Susan models writing such as “business stuff” and paying bills. Although she does not keep a journal, her daughter does. Her children see Susan watching TV every evening; her husband watches more television than Susan. Her daughter is “really into music” and plays music “a lot.” Her children use the internet mostly for chatting and email; her son does not use the internet very much and her daughter uses it for two hours a day. Susan’s son watches television “all the time,” watching mostly dramas three to four hours a day. Her daughter primarily watches sitcoms and watches television for approximately one hour a day.

When Susan’s children were little they “used to go to the library all the time” for summer reading programs and would take a lot of books out, however, her children no longer like to read. Susan’s children “bring home books from the school library but only when they have to.” They have a lot of books at home; they have library cards but do not use the library very often because they buy books.

Susan and her children go to concerts and attend the Heritage Festival annually. Susan does a lot of activities at her children’s school. She said, “When the kids were little, I was often one of the volunteer moms to go on field trips.” Her children are also “really into sports” and spend a lot of time participating in them.