Wendy expects her children to graduate from university. She does not model writing for her children and they see her occasionally reading (primarily newspapers, magazines and internet information). Wendy’s children also do not see their parents watching television because Wendy and her husband watch only after their children have gone to bed. Wendy’s family sings everyday because “music is a very integral part of our lives.”

Wendy helps her children with homework if they need help. She read to her children every night until they were able to read to themselves. Wendy’s children “have books they have to read every day. I have to sign a sheet for school. Twenty minutes every day, mandatory but it’s a forced activity. Neither likes to read.” Wendy has a library at home and her family goes to the public library once every couple of months. Her kids bring home books from their school library as part of their reading program. They also buy books once a month through Scholastic Book Club.

Wendy’s children watch television for half an hour a day including time spent playing Playstation. They watch the news on TV and are busy with sports and guitar lessons. Wendy said, “They’d rather play sports.” Her children do not spend time on the internet.

They go to the TELUS World of Science once a year but have not visited the Edmonton Art Gallery or Royal Alberta Museum.