cookthomas
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Hi all, hope you are having a good day. as mentioned we are raising our daughter with OPOL method (Spanish, Mandarin, English). She is now exposed to bilingual in nursery (English and Spanish) and is doing fine understanding almost all at the age of 2, albeit doesn’t speak much yet.
I am quite confident she will turn out OK (albeit slower at the beginning) as most of you experienced parents pointed out that kids are like sponge ! However I am in dilemma which language should I display for her during her screen time for her favorite cartoons. I have options to play in all three languages but I don’t want to confuse him one day Peppa pig is in English and another day in Mandarin. And I also don’t want this to hinder her social ability if I display in minority language then maybe she won’t be able to express it to her toddler friends.
I understand consistency is the key but what would you suggest in your experience? Should I go with OPOL as well e.g. When father turning on the TV then it is in Spanish? Or should we stick to particular cartoon, such as Peppa Pig is always in English; Paw Petrol is always in Spanish?
ps: while we don’t encourage excessive screen time, we do give 2-3 times TV session per week and not more than 30 minutes and hence the questions above.
Thank you!
I am quite confident she will turn out OK (albeit slower at the beginning) as most of you experienced parents pointed out that kids are like sponge ! However I am in dilemma which language should I display for her during her screen time for her favorite cartoons. I have options to play in all three languages but I don’t want to confuse him one day Peppa pig is in English and another day in Mandarin. And I also don’t want this to hinder her social ability if I display in minority language then maybe she won’t be able to express it to her toddler friends.
I understand consistency is the key but what would you suggest in your experience? Should I go with OPOL as well e.g. When father turning on the TV then it is in Spanish? Or should we stick to particular cartoon, such as Peppa Pig is always in English; Paw Petrol is always in Spanish?
ps: while we don’t encourage excessive screen time, we do give 2-3 times TV session per week and not more than 30 minutes and hence the questions above.
Thank you!