This article explores the determinants of the time use of children aged 10 to 17 for educational activities, focusing in particular on the role of corresponding parental educational activities. Results show significant correlations even when the usual socio-demographic characteristics of children and parents are controlled for. Multivariate analyses differentiate between six activity groups which are separately estimated for children aged 10 to
13 and 14 to 17, respectively. We find specific patterns for parental gender and employment status. Moreover, associations vary between working
days and weekend. Strongest mirror correlations are found for media-related activities, both for mothers and fathers. In addition, children’s time
use exhibits significant correlations to mothers’ time use with respect to cultural activities and arts, and to fathers’ time use concerning sports
and games.