Margaret Sarver

Margaret Sarver, Kansas City Parent Magazine EditorEditor of Kansas City Parent Magazine and Kansas City Baby Magazine, Margaret Sarver, enjoys the joys and challenges of raising two daughters. A former elementary school teacher, she currently spends her days at play group, swim lessons, soccer games and leading Daisy Scout meetings. Her favorite TV show is "The Office" and her favorite movie is "The Shawshank Redemption". In addition to being a busy mom and wife, Margaret enjoys reading, trying new restaurants, traveling, attending concerts and weekly date night with her husband, Ty.


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  • The Play Date Dilemma

    published: 7/31/2009 6:16:58 AM

    Okay Kansas City moms and dads, I need your help. One ongoing situation that we encounter in my home that I think many of you can relate to is the play date dilemma. That dilemma being, what do you do with the child who doesn’t have a friend over? I understand that she would like to join in with her sister and her friend, but I also understand that sister and friend would like some ...

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  • I am stuck on band-aids...

    published: 7/24/2009 1:00:00 AM

                I wish I would have bought stock in Band-Aids. Something else that was left out of the parenting manual was the fact that in a lifetime, a child probably uses over 1.000 band-aids. Or maybe it’s just my child.

                It doesn’t help that my 4-year-old is a bit of a hypochondriac. Even a paper cut brings cries so loud that you would swear the child broke her arm. But once the band-aid is ...

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  • The Kids, They are a Growin'

    published: 7/17/2009 1:00:00 AM

        My oldest celebrates her 8th birthday this weekend. Eight years old! Half-way to sixteen!! How did that happen? Last I knew I was walking the living and dining room loop trying to get her to take a nap. And now she’s eight?

        It just doesn’t seem fair that I didn’t get more time with her as a toddler and preschooler. She is growing up too quickly and try as I might, I can’t seem ...

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  • The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

    published: 7/10/2009 7:48:26 AM

     For most of my life I’ve believed that there was a right answer and a wrong answer to most questions. I saw things as black or white and rarely saw shades of grey. As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned that things aren’t always one way or the other but usually fall somewhere in between. However, I still try to teach my girls what I believe to be correct information.

     

    For example, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ...

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  • Why Grandparents are MORE FUN

    published: 7/3/2009 1:00:00 AM

                Do the grandparents in your children’s lives spoil them?  My girls are fortunate to have both sets of grandparents living and in good health. And so we have lots of spoiling that occurs.

    We just returned from a week with my family. After a full week at Grandma and Grandpa’s I have a lot of “reprogramming” to do. When they were younger I would try to keep my girls on a schedule and limit ...

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