Sentences with phrase «sit by reading a book»

Have her sit on the potty when her bowel movements usually happen and encourage her to sit by reading a book or singing a potty song.

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Everyone knows reading is an important source of knowledge, but many don't understand how much they can actually learn by hitting the pause button, sitting down and picking up a book.

While relying on a group or talking to an expert can definitely help, I have come to some of my biggest breakthroughs by simply taking some time to sit down and read a book.

A typical Saturday night involves sitting by the fire, reading a book, or maybe board materials, always with a glass of wine.

I just sat there and read a book as I heard the waves roll in and the occasional car speed by.

She sat at her desk — I can still see her — holding the open book and reading aloud to us, chapter by chapter.

I want to go from «Hi, nice to meet you» to cooking dinner together or just sitting in silence reading our own books side - by - side because we're just that comfortable with each other.

So that afternoon I sat by the fireside in the senior guest room at St. John's and read the book from start to finish — not because I wanted to learn from Newman, but because I wanted to hate him.

Rather than attacking with your talking points, fed to you by people adamantly opposed to evolution, why don't you sit down with a book by an expert who LIKES evolution and read their perspective?

The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity by jeremy beeruniversity of pennsylvania, 134 pages, $ 19.95 As I sat on the subway car reading Jeremy Beer's new book The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity, a homeless man entered the....

Abraham Lincoln reading a book by fireplace light with the picture of a single, working mother sitting at a computer in the local public library.

We can begin to make our way toward wisdom by clearing out the data smog — by fasting from TV, computer, cell phone and pocket planner long enough to talk with a friend face - to - face, read a book or simply sit still and listen for the way of wisdom.

Obviously, this is not a book to be read in a sitting, but the 20 percent of our subscribers who are clergy might jump - start their homiletical efforts by regularly imbibing — from this book, that is.

I read the book in one sitting, gripped by every page.

They can't run their own life without reading a book of bull that was written by 12 rabbi's sitting in a room to control the masses.

Filled with beautiful photos of their travels, plus incredible recipes inspired by what they ate — this book is truly something wonderful to sit and read through as much as to cook from too.

Can you picture yourself post yoga, post massage therapy, post meditation sitting by the pool and ordering fresh lunch while you read your favorite book?

Since Julian was asleep at that point, Ava and I got some books, turned on the closet light and read in the little hallway by the closet while we sat on the floor.

And, perhaps most importantly, there is that powerful act of Sitting that acts as a magnet drawing those I love close by for a snuggle, or a book read, or a check - in and a chat.

As baby becomes comfortable sitting with you to read and look through books, help him develop fine motor skills by encouraging him to assist you in turning pages and opening flaps.

Other girls played with their dolls, while I sat in the corner and read books by all the masters.

So, I will sit here, read my book, and my kids will play by themselves.

Make it a pleasant experience by reading a book to her while she's sitting on the potty.

You may have limited family time to spend with your child (by the time you get home from work and you eat dinner together as a family and go through your evening routines — make sure homework is done, school bags are packed for the next day, teeth are brushed, baths are done, and so on — there's very little time to sit and review schoolwork with your child); but you can try to look over what your child is doing with his tutor, and try to use free time on the weekends to incorporate fun into learning by playing math games, reading fun books and helping your child pick out books he likes to encourage reading and more.

I'm sitting across from them in the garage reading a book (coincidentally «Siblings Without Rivalry: How to help your children live together so you can live too» by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish) and trying to ignore what I know... I KNOW is going to be a monster fight.

I made it super easy on myself by buying audio books, so we could sit by the twinkling lights of the tree and listen to Patrick Stewart reading aloud to us.

The book has sat on the shelf waiting to be read ever since and by late November last year I thought I'd give it a go.

Make time for this habit of sitting on the potty, and try to make it fun for him / her by reading a book or playing a game!

We put books by the potty, and go often through out the day and sit and read in hopes of something happening!

This months book is The Easter Egg by Jan Brett — we have ordered the book from Amazon but it is yet to arrive — luckily it's got a you tube video of it being read which J and I sat together today and were read to by someone else (what a novelty that is).

Whether it's sitting down to play a fun board game, going for a bike ride, cooking, watching a movie, or just reading a good book together (or reading different books side - by - side, if your child is older), good parents spend time doing something fun and connecting with their kids in small and large ways every single day.

I would say just talk to them about the potty read up on babycenter about the different things to help the process along because even if they are not talking that much they still may give off many non verbal clues of having to go potty.However if they are really not ready try potty training keep a onesie on in the day time with their clothing and a blanket sleeper on at night that way they hopefully won't be able to get to the dirty diaper before you.My dd is 19 months as well and I have been training her sort of by letting her sit on the potty I have only let her use the one that goes on the big toilet but she peed in it once and she often will say she has to pee when in the bathroom but will sit and not do anything and get little pieces of tissue off the roll and push it into toilet this is her renditon of wiping even though the tissue does not really come in contact with any areas that need to be wiped I have slacked off on the training because she can not pull her pants up and down which is on the list of things kids need to be able to do to go by themseleves.Maybe just get them a few books and videos and a potty chair and talk to your dd's and see what happens you may be surpised.HTH

I rested there for 15 minutes, pretending to be sitting on the floor reading a book whenever students came by.

Steve: The first part of the book, before you get to the case - by - case analysis of the threatened and endangered birds, the first part of the book is just like a traditional book, you can sit there and read it and it has various sections and one of them talks about birds, as you know, literally canaries in coal mines and the rest of the bird species out there as our canaries in the ecological coal mine that we are in.

Can you picture yourself post yoga, post massage therapy, post meditation sitting by the pool and ordering fresh lunch while you read your favorite book?

I can't wait to have this shirt be an integral part of my consistent routine all summer long as I sit by the beach, reading a good book, working on the blog and reflecting on all the great things that have been happening lately!

I can really imagine sitting on a sidewalk cafe with Rob, sipping coffee or champagne, reading a book and watching people walking by while wearing this French - inspired look.

I relish in the time I spend reading a book or sitting by the pool in the middle of the day.

I love Smart men, I love to sit by a fire and read a book in the arms of the man I love.

In winter I like to sit by the window with a cup of hot green tea and read a book.

I'm a open minded person who loves to talk, cuddle, read books and sit by the fireplace and bonfire.

I enjoy sitting by the fireplace while reading a good book.

I've never read Brooks» book and don't have any immediate plans to, but the notion of telling this tale in a roundabout way, by having survivors of the conflagration sit there and talk to an unseen cameraperson — perhaps against a plain black background, with or without cutaways to still photographs or «news video» — is electrifying to consider.

I feel uncertain, too») and by returning to a routine («Let's sit together and read a book to calm down»).

Written by Sandra Cisneros, it's the kind of book that you can devour in one sitting, or slowly savor by reading one page per day.

Over time, staff members unearthed cartons of books that had been sitting unused in storage closets for years — books that they put back into the library organized by reading level.

I read it in some of its earliest forms, and I sat across a coffee - shop table from its author for years as we both wrote our debut novels, but I just finished reading the actual book and was totally floored by how the story has grown and evolved while still retaining its shimmering heart.

If by the third time I've sat down with the book to read it and it still doesn't appeal to me, I stop.

Think of it this way, as you sit and read Sycamore Row by John Grisham, do you know which of your friends is also reading the book?

How many customers are they truly going to bring in as opposed to those they may lose because of less space for books, less space to sit and read comfortably without being interrupted by someone who might have had too much to drink?