POTY: The Podcast for Parents of the Year is a funny look at parenting and work/life balance. Join us while we discuss our parenting fails and wins and the ups and downs of raising 4 kids.
POTY 58: Sportsball Parents are the Worst by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 57: What do People do With Their Kids in the Summer? by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 56: Sarah MISSED Dorothy's Kindergarten Recital...Bahahahaha by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 55: You Must Respect My Authoritah by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 53: The Times They are a Changin' by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 52: Sarah Reads. A lot. Top 10 Books of 2018 by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 51: What's Your Favorite Holiday Movie? by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 50.5 Replay: YOU. MUST. VOTE. Our Interview With Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate, Tony Evers by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 49: The Patriarchy...Nope Never Heard of It. by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY48: Man,There's a Lot Happening on the Internet by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 48: Man, There's a Lot on the Internet by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 47: Back to School. FINALLY. by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 45: I Love Internet Comments by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 44: Maybe We Shouldn't Have Kids by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 42: Sarah has the Good Mic by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 41: Season 2- Welcome to the Juggle by Ben and Sarah Jedd
POTY 40: Who's Your Favorite (you know you have one)? by Ben and Sarah Jedd
Ep 39: Hello and Welcome ta POTY by Ben and Sarah Jedd
Ep. 38: Don't get too close, use lots of hand sanitizer, Lysol your earbuds--WE HAVE THE FLU. by Ben and Sarah Jedd
Ep 37: You're my Life Coach by Ben and Sarah Jedd
On this episode, we talk about why you should drag your kids to the store, why you should have more sex with your partner, and why you should cool it with the birthday parties already. Plus, we talk about how we juggle mornings and nights, who’s the week’s good parent, and who really sucked it up, and what to do when your kids don’t get along.
We talk about going back to work and bad parents on TV, and we introduce a new segment we call The Juggle.
We talk about winter break, the witching hour, and why helicopter parenting may not be so bad.
We recap the holidays and our gobs of extended family time and talk resolutions and resilience.
We talk about Santa and income inequality, the misery of winter break, and supplemental insurance.
We talk about why the Elf on the Shelf is a downer and why holiday threats are bad parenting. We also continue our gubernatorial primary candidate series with an interview with Jeff Rumbaugh.
We talk about holidays, and we discuss the WI governor's race with Michelle Doolan.
We talk Thanksgiving prep and the Wisconsin governor's race with state superintendent of public instruction Tony Evers.
We talk about why parents of 4 are the least stressed parents HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Thanksgiving prep, and hockey hockey hockey hockey.
We talk about guns and cheap Chrismukkah cards.
Ben freaks out about Halloween candy, and we discuss new AAP waiting room guidelines and the importance of setting realistic expectations for little kids.
Ben freaks out a little bit about the Halloween scourge that threatens all parents. WRAPPERS.
We talk about helicopter college parents and the culture of checking up on your kids eleventy billion times a school year.
We talk about dealing with tragic news and kids, sleeping in separate beds (yes-- that's a thing), and, as always, the POTY and WTFPOTY of the week.
We talk about the gender divide when it comes to emotional labor in the home. With minimal shouting!
We talk about why Sarah is the wrost* parent this week, and we interview the delightful Ashleigh Evans about life with 4 kids. *wrost is both the WORST PARENT and also THE WORST SPELLER
We talk about drinking less, complain about doing all of the things, and review some tips about what NOT to do at the doctor.
Back to school mornings! Are the pits! We give you some tips for making them not lethal.
We talk about getting the sneauxflakes ready for a new school year and get advice from second-grade teacher extraordinaire Dana LoVecchio. Email us at potypodcast@gmail.com and tell us how your family handles their Halloween candy.
We tell you more than you maybe even want to know abut our Hilton Head trip, share our road trip tips, and talk about staying sane with 24/7 family time.
We talk about our anniversary and get some excellent marriage advice from someone who's been doing it longer than we have, Dr. Ali Metz.
Ben talks to new dad James Butler about balancing the needs of an infant with his job and life. We also discuss the science of baby cuddling, the horrors of online school registration, and going to pro-baseball games with a pack of wild kids. Plus we review The Emoji Movie.
Ben talks about his multi-kid camping adventure, and we discuss swearing and the Boy Scouts and swearing at the Boy Scouts.
We lament our lack of adult beverages at a recent outing with the kids, talk about the benefits of youth sports, and review our current reads. Ben's READING, you guys.
We talk about cheap groceries, chores, travel, and breaking your face. Plus! Ben interviews a real live DAD about his upcoming road trip.
We talk about how to juggle work work work and kids kids kids. Plus we talk to author and blogger Amy Sprenger about how to work from home.
I mean, you guys, the title says it all. Like, literally.