Her family is in constant communication with her teacher, Mrs. Carrillo. They have meetings and conversations about Elsa's accomplishments and discuss the goals Elsa still needs to achieve to succeed in third grade. I can say that this family works very hard to make life as comfortable and fulfilling as possible for their only daughter and granddaughter. When it comes to the work they do to support their family, Elsa's mother attended beauty school and currently works at a salon near their home. While mother works, grandmother and grandfather look after Elsa, making sure she completes her homework and gets to and from school safely. I often see the grandmother picking Elsa up from the classroom instead of waiting in the parent queue, which I think shows the strong bond between them as grandmother and grandchild . After a long, hard week, the grandmother also picks her up and takes her to riding lessons which she can only attend if she has done all the homework for the week. This gives Elsa something to look forward to and work towards, which I think is extremely important. On weekends, the grandparents spend a lot of time at the exchange market selling jewelry that the grandmother makes by hand. They weren't specific about what other products they sell, but they did mention that they sell "just about anything you can think of!" » The whole family participates in this stand and in the management of the business. Elsa talks about the swap meet often, as many of her friends' families also sell items and products at this event. This is something that Elsa and her family love to do, and this extra money helps them very well because they can help pay the bills since they live with her and Elsa.