Veronica has three children who are 8, 14 and 17 years old.
Veronica was born in Trinidad. Her parents both completed Grade 10 and expected her to graduate from high school. Veronica did not recall her parents modeling writing. She remembered they read the newspaper occasionally. Her parents watched the news on television nightly and would sing or rhyme with her occasionally. Veronica’s parents helped her with homework if she needed help but, because there were ten children in her family, Veronica got help from her older siblings more often. Veronica did not recall her parents reading to her or going many cultural outings. Their social engagements often involved trips to the beach.
Veronica is a receptionist. She graduated from high school and has a Pharmacy Technician Diploma. She is currently taking a six month online college program to learn counseling. She has not completed any on the job training or courses related to her work. Veronica watches about two hours of television a day; she usually watches Family Channel with her family. She uses the internet for approximately two hours a week for course work.
Veronica expects her children to get university degrees. She models writing
by journaling, doing bills and writing for her courses. She also models reading.
She reads the bible and other books almost every night. Veronica encourages
“a lot of reading. I know it enhances other subjects as well.”
She
occasionally sings at home and helps her children with homework if they need
help.
The family has a lot of books and she reads to her children or they would
read to her every night. Her children go to the public library approximately
once a month and go to the school library a couple of times a week. They also
“do devotions every night, listening and reading for half an hour.”
Veronica’s children primarily watch the Family Channel, usually for
about two hours a day. They do not use the internet. Veronica says her children
do not go on “cultural outings, really. Maybe once a year. They go more
with school.”