It is very difficult to balance my career and my children's needs, but I have a great infrastructure. I employ an au pair who attends to their daily extramural activities, needs and homework. When I get home in the evening, I spend good quality time with them, revise whatever homework is needed, and always, but always, give them as much love as is within me. My mother is a fantastic support structure and we are always able to rely on her being there. My children read quite avidly.
Children emulate what they see.
I tend to read a lot, so they follow. They enjoy Harry Potter and Enid Blyton. They don't read comics. They quite like looking at the cartoons in the papers on Sundays. We have fun asking the questions and seeing how much we can make at home.