Non-verbal Babysitting

I babysat my niece today who is a year and a half. She can say about 4 words, which unlike the ones I choose are, Ma, Dad, Hi, and Bye. After reading this chapter and making my observations today I realized how I spent 6 hours non verbally babysitting. She couldn't tell me what she wanted, or didn't want with her words, so I had to use clues and context and gestures the entire night. Many times I was wrong, many times I was right. It was defiantly trial and error. She was very good at reading me too. She knew he limits. I didn't have to say NO to her for her to know she shouldn't do something, she could see my eyes weren't approving and that was No enough. It was fun to observe and try and conclude to what she was thinking throughout the many different scenarios of the day!