My dad is Italian and I was raised bilingual. I now have my own toddler and I am trying to raise her speaking Italian also. Where I find if tricky sometimes is that I have 2 stepkids who are 6 and 11 who live with us full time and I don't want them to feel like they are being excluded so I speak it much less than I would like. One of the things that I try to do is read to my daughter in Italian and I will say things in one language and then in the other so that my stepkids also know what is being said. I try not to let my toddler watch much TV but when I do I will tend to put it on in Italian, however I can only really do this when my SKs aren't around as they obviously can't understand any of it.
I was wondering if there are any bilingual programmes like Muzzy that they might also be able to enjoy. I remember seeing the old very of Muzzy when I was younger and know it's been updated now, is it still any good? Do kids like it?
Any other suggestions of things I could do to make sure my daughter still gets to hear plenty of Italian while including my older stepkids?