“First of all, don’t worry. This is a completely normal reaction and I hear this from almost all parents who raise their children bilingual where English is not the native language of the country.

Not many seven year Italian boys can speak English like a “native.” According to Stefania Arcidiacono, her son Cristian can do just that, attributing his success to attending Helen Doron English language classes in Castel di Lama in Ascoli Piceno province since he was three and a half years old.