especially when they are young. I tell everyone to tell them early cos one day they will understand and you have already started teaching them so you cant lose!
The boys always suprise me with what they know!!

Yep I have heard this as well, which is why we have been told it is very important to continue speaking two languages to our son so that he will by the time he really gets to talking will be fully bilingual.   But I just love it when I can see that he is understanding what I am saying.  And my is he a little chatter box. He has started pointing at things now which is also great, it is a little easier for me to understand what he wants. He is always talking when he points so I am glad for that because I'd hate for him to be a grunt and point kind of kid. If you know what I mean.. My step daughter was a grunt and point until mummy figures out what she wants.   

Yes the early years are so important. My daughter is such a talker and absorbs much more than you think. i try to expose my kids to as much as i can. My boys are 17 months now and i am really noticing how much they are taking in now!

I let my child watch me in everything i do. It's the only way they're going to learn. When someone comes over like family members and they've got kids too or even friends etc, i let them mimic them all the time. It's great for her to do that. I think it's the only way they're going to learn.