This post is sponsored by Netflix. ¡Gracias!

You may remember how excited I was a couple of weeks ago when I finally figured out how to find the kids programming in Spanish on Netflix. It was great to see that so many of you had also been looking for that and you were relieved to find that Netflix did carry shows in Spanish, albeit not enough, we all agree.

Today I’m all giddy and excited again because Netflix just launched a brand new destination for families: Netflix Families. Whether you’re a member or not, you can visit the Families page to find fun and targeted recommendations of family and kids movies and shows to watch this summer. The page also features stories from families on how we use Netflix. And, yes, I did say WE, because my family and I are featured in one of the four Parents’ Tips videos! The best part? It’s in Spanglish!! Yay, We’re bringing on the Spanglish to Netflix, baby! And you know that by Spanglish we mean the almighty code-switching that only fluent bilinguals can do and we hope our kids achieve Check it out here y celebra con nosotros!

You’ll notice on Netflix Families that they have curated some rows of playlists with some of the most popular shows. I’ve already put in a recommendation for a “Favorite Kids Shows en Español,” but while we wait for that one to come (hint: tweet @Netflix and ask por favor!), we’re definitely bookmarking these for our Friday movie nights and lazy summer days.

We have movie nights every single Friday and now that it’s become a tradition there’s no escaping them. My girl looks forward to it all week. We pull out the sofa bed, get in our PJs, make pizza, and eat chocolate. The one rule we have is that the three of us need to agree on a movie to stream on Netflix, so basically princess movies are out! This has led to us discovering some pretty great flicks together and making Camila expand her horizons. Glad to have this playlist handy!

¿Quién se acuerda de Jems y He-Man? Wow, the 80′s flashbacks! Not sure I’m ready to have Camila watch Jems, but soon enough I’ll be able to get all retro and cool with her. Wishing for Candy, Candy and Heidi to come soon and we can sing the intro songs along together.

This summer we won’t be traveling overseas as a family, so we’ll travel virtually and stream the world to our casa. Camila loves watching animals on the screen, so we can have some nature time at home to compliment our local hikes and keep the learning going.

Somehow my brain and motivation starts melting as soon as summer hits. It’s like I give myself permission to take it easy and give myself a break. That means that instead of turning on the laptop after my girl is in bed, I turn on the Apple TV and sit with my husband to catch up on our favorite shows via el Netflix. We like to watch episodes back to back and right now are OBSESSED with House of Cards in an almost unhealthy way. I love it.

We’re also testing out the new Profiles feature that Netflix will roll out soon to all members, so now we can freely add our favorite shows to our individual Instant Queues without fear of our girl somehow figuring out how to get out of the Kids section or fearing a joke from my husband for the amount of chick flicks I’ve added. That, and also we’re each getting recommendations based on what we each watch via our profiles, and not a sea of princesses and Disney flicks because our girl pretty much rules our family account.

Would love to know what you think of Netflix Families and how your family is using it! Leave me a comment below and/or join me as I tweet with Heather Armstrong (@Dooce) and Rebecca Wolfe (@GirlsGoneChild) tomorrow, Wednesday, June 19th at 4pm EST/1pm PST. We’ll be using the hashtag #NetflixFamilies and chatting during the whole hour. I’ll be tweeting from @laflowers and @spanglishbaby in both English and Spanish. Can’t wait to chat there with you!

So I jumped at the opportunity to partner with Netflix as one of 18 bloggers from six countries that were invited to their headquarters in Silicon Valley for a full immersion into all things Netflix and insights into new product launches I can’t wait to tell you about really soon. The group of bloggers, both women and men, are being called the #StreamTeam because, well, streaming video and making it so convenient to watch is what Netflix does really well.

It was an excellent fit for us because my husband and I have had a Netflix account for 7 years — the amount of time we’ve been living in the U.S. since we moved back from Mexico. Not only do we have an account, but we use it a lot to stream our favorite shows and movies. Last winter break I finally gave in and allowed Camila to watch Netflix Kids on my iPad every Saturday and Sunday morning so we could finally get an hour or so of more sleep during the weekends. I ignored the fact that she would be watching in English because she was already in a dual immersion school and getting plenty of exposure to Spanish at other times. I had been so strict about Spanish-only video, but at 5 years of age it was getting harder for me to control…and there’s that sleep thing again.

So now that my girl has a crazy obsession with Netflix, I definitely wanted to get in front of their executives to voice what we all have been wanting and asking from them: ¡Más programación en español para niños, por favor!

The thing is that right now most people don’t even know you can select subtitles and Spanish dubbing in some movies and shows. The selection is terribly small, but it’s there. I just discovered it myself, so I want to show you how to access it in case this info is new to you as well.

The only way you can see a full list of what’s available is on the website. You should use Internet Explorer, Safari or Firefox to be able to get the dub on a browser, but you can also switch to Spanish on those shows that offer it if you’re on an iPad, Apple TV, Roku and more.

How to Find Shows Dubbed in Spanish on Netflix

First, head over to netflix.com and you’ll see at the top of your browser a navigation menu. Click on “Watch Instantly” and the pull down will show “Subtitles & Captions” (I agree it should say “Language Preferences”). Click on it.

The next screen will have a pull-down menu to choose a language. Select “Spanish.”

If you’re on Gallery View you’ll see a gallery of movies and shows that are available to watch in Spanish. You can sort that view by rating.

Once you select and click on a show, you need to find the scrolling bar down at the bottom of the screen and click the next to last icon. You’ll see a selection of audio tracks and subtitles options. You will find this icon on every video and you can just click on it to see if it offers any alternate languages.

The cool thing is that Netflix will remember your subtitle and alternate language preferences for future TV shows and movies once you have played a title for longer than 5 minutes with your preferences set.

If you watch on the iPad, you’ll find a similar icon on the top right corner of the screen. You can’t see a full list of shows on the iPad or any other device, so you’ll have to check video by video.

To learn how to select language preferences on the Apple TV go here, for the Roku here and for a Samsung Blu-Ray Player or Home Theater system go here.

Now that Netflix is also streaming many of the popular Disney Junior and Disney XD shows, we hope that there will be a lot more options in the shows available for kids to watch in Spanish.

Share: Were you already using the Spanish-language option on Netflix? If so, which is your child’s favorite show. If not, will you start using it and which shows would you like to stream in Spanish?

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Netflix.