Sarah Jedd
Sarah Jedd has a Ph.D. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she teaches and studies the rhetoric of Planned Parenthood. Sarah has 5 (F I V E) children: teens Harry and Jack, elementary schoolers Cooper and Dorothy, and sweet baby Minnie, born in August 2020. Sarah blogs about being a mom of many at harrytimes.com and overshares on IG as @sarahjedd. Sarah, her husband, and their kids live in Verona with the world's laziest dog.
A Kindergarten Drop-Off Survival Guide: No-Cry Tips From an Old Mom
Need some kindergarten drop-off survival tips? Well, since I am halfway to being Octomom, I have your back, friends. Barring some sort of divine intervention, this is going to be my fourth and final...
Solidarity, Sister: An ADHD Mom’s Confession
I’ll admit it. I used to do it, too. I have clicked “share” on a well-meaning post about how letting your kids play outside will eliminate an unnecessary ADHD diagnosis. I have vigorously nodded...
13 Adventures to Save Your Days Home with the Kids
As the school year winds down, I want to share 13 small adventures for you and your kids to try this summer. One of the universal truths of motherhood is that we are better...
Kid Math: When MORE Kids Equals LESS Work
Let’s talk about one of the weirdest universal truths of parenthood: kid math. I am not talking about some new addition strategy your elementary schooler has to teach you so you can help them...
How Many Kids Is Too Many Kids? Asking for a Friend
So really, guys, how many kids is too many kids?
Ever since I miscarried my fifth pregnancy last March, I have been asking myself that question. Don’t get me wrong—4 kids is a lot of...
To My Children’s Pediatrician Upon His Retirement: A Medical Valentine
Dear Doctor,
Thank you so much for being such an excellent pediatrician for our family. Thank you for the well-child visits full of great advice, for the sick visits that calmed our fears, and for...
Love’s Labor Found
Remaking motherhood from work to love.
It's dark. It's cold. It's gloomy. Every day is shorter than the one that came before it, and everyday my to-do lost is longer than it was yesterday....
Practicing Gratitude: 6 Books to Boost Your Happiness + One Kid Friendly Activity
I love fall, which, you would think, would make daily gratitude practice a snap. The weather, the clothes, the recipes, the colors—I love all of it, especially the desserts. Of course I also love...
FOMO Movie Friday: A New Tradition
Do you get FOMO (fear of missing out)?
Does chilly weather make you want to get cozy?
Well then, friends, I have an idea for you born of my ability to always feel a little left...
Use Your Smart Phone to Fight Mom Brain
Exactly 24 hours before my kindergartener’s birthday party, the doorbell rang. I opened the door in the super-glam outfit I wear to bleach my bathrooms to find a mom and her little girl on...
Why You Should Keep Score to Save Your Marriage
Experts agree that kids are tough on marriages. I mean DUH. Kids are tough on anything—walls, furniture, hardwood floors, the knees of nice pants. It makes sense that marriage would also be trampled by...
Let’s Talk About Sex. To Our Kids. Yikes.
My mom was a 1970s feminist, the kind college students of today read about in gender and women’s studies classes. She protested the Vietnam War. She moved to San Francisco to use her social...