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Hello, I would like to teach dd Dutch, she only knows a little so far (lots of Dutch nursery rhymes though) - I think TV would help but was told that I cannot receive Dutch channels as they are scrambled and that Dutch satellite boxes are only sold in the Netherlands with proof of Dutch address ... Does anyone have any experience/advice about this? Also, I would love to meet up with Dutch moms with young children.

What about flemish TV? Studio 100 (on ketnet) is great for small children.

Hello!

Flemish TV is not an option either, because Flemish satellite TV is only allowed to be received in Belgium with a satellite receiver... That said, though, they do not require proof of address so you could contact someone to go and buy one of those receivers for you (even a proessional installer) and then tune it. Pay your abonnement from an account in the country and that's it. Make sure you have your invoices sent to a person you know in the country, though, and that you keep watching at least for one hour every week, otherwise the thing can get switched off... If you do have to contact a helpdesk, then do it via another person because a foreign phone number = blockage. :o I have done that for a while while living in Germany, but I found it too expensive in view of the absolute sh*t that you could watch. We don't have it anymore and watch auntie Beeb for free instead :)

Though, there is one channel, a joint venture of the Flemish and Dutch TVs that broadcasts for free. But that is for adults and children alike. I don't know what's on it, but something is bound to be. BVN is its name.

My DS is only 7 months, but we've recently started watching Dutch children's programmes on youtube. For example, you can find episodes of Bumba, Barbapappa, de fabeltjeskrant etc. on there. Also try uitzendinggemist.nl which has loads of children's programmes. If you connect your computer to your tv you can even watch the programmes on the big screen.

Can you get friends and family to send you some DVDs? It really is exposure that counts the more she hears even if it is in the background the more she will pick up.

Also try contacting www.neerlandia.org to see if they can help you find a Dutch social group near where you live, there are quite a few out there.

There are some basic top tips on teaching your child to be bilingual that I have written here:

www.diglotbooks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=20&lang=en

I had the same problem with Dutch TV programs and am now trying to get 1 year old to watch Dutch TV. www.nederland.tv/ is a good place to start, or the radio version which is at www.nederland.fm/.

We had a try at watching Fabeltjeskrant together but she was much more interested in playing with the keyboard of the laptop. I intend to bring some DVDs back from the Netherlands next time I'm there.

Hi Ciske,

Why don't you watch telly on uitzendinggemist.nl. You can easily connect your laptop (if you have one) to your telly, That;s what I do if I want to watch Man bijt Hond

Succes

Hi Dutchie,

Following the post I made in January, I eventually ended up at uitzendinggemist.nl.... DD is now addicted to Het Zandkasteel, which is a daily show on Dutch TV so there is an endless stream of new episodes every week. I must admit I've also used it to watch Boer Zoekt Vrouw this winter. Yum yum sexy farmers.