Antonio Sabato Jr., 39 years old, tells People Magazine at the premiere of Lion King 3D in Hollywood that he wants his children to share in his roots, by learning the Italian language. His most recent born, Antonio III who is now 3 months old, has a strict Italian only language around him as he grows. Sabato says, “I’m going to speak to him only in Italian, I want this one to speak fluently.” Girlfriend and mother to the child is Cheryl Moana Marie. The couple also only reads Italian books to the little boy. According to reports, very little English is used around the newborn which includes English language lullabies.
All three kids of Sabato, including daughter Mina Bree, 9, and son Jack, who is now 17, have dual citizenship. Sabato also shares, “We’re going to go back to Italy very soon.”
What are your thoughts on speaking more than one language? Do you teach your kids another language or hope to share a heritage through language with them?
