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TV programmes for learning Italian

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Skynymph · 27/04/2023 17:40

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?

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DragonbornMum · 27/04/2023 17:42

Change the audio language to Italian on shows/movies that they like

Melassa · 27/04/2023 17:53

Just put Peppa Pig on in Italian. Or whatever kids’ stuff there is on Netflix, if you can still select a different language in the U.K.? Or else I don’t know if you can access Rai tv on the computer (not sure if it’s accessible outside Italy), but the kid stuff is Rai Yo-yo and Rai Gulp. All the usual children’s tv but in Italian. Don’t bother with bilingual stuff, go full immersion.

I understand you don’t want to leave your step kids out but equally you shouldn’t stymie an opportunity for your child. I also have a not English stepson and he got used to me speaking to my child in English and picked up enough English to get onto a university course taught entirely in English. Just from being around me talking to my DD (plus obviously English lessons in school), his comprehension came on in leaps and bounds. You could re-position it as giving an opportunity to your stepkids, not excluding them.

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