24. Teaching and Parenting in the Age of Screens with Scotia
Whiskey and Lace
Erika Altes
2.5 • 677 Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Erika and her older sister Scotia take a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about growing up in a bustling household full of siblings and shared snacks. They chat about the strong bonds forged through forgiveness, and the importance of family instilled by their parents. Scotia, a primary school teacher, dives into the challenges of teaching during a pandemic, how children have changed since, and the value of allowing kids to be bored.
From parenting tips, to the art of making killer deli sandwiches and Scooby-Doo-esque van antics, this sibling duo brings the perfect blend of sincerity, fun, and nostalgia.
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In this episode, we cover the following:
- Where Scotia's name came from
- Stories from childhood and family dynamics
- Growing up with their grandma at home
- Her experience as a teacher
- Being a teacher throughout the pandemic
- Why kids do want boundaries
- The importance of parent-teacher partnerships
- Importance of play and instilling independence in children
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| 0:00.0 | Are you someone who doesn't take life too seriously? Do you sometimes find that a shot of whiskey |
| 0:08.1 | isn't only deserved but needed? If you said yes to either of those, welcome to the Whiskey and Lace |
| 0:13.2 | podcast, where we have honest chats with everyday people, shit shows, and all. I'm your host, Erica |
| 0:18.9 | Altus, and I'm here to empower you to be the best version |
| 0:21.8 | of yourself and perhaps share in a shot of whiskey. Now pour yourself a glass of wine and let's go. |
| 0:30.2 | Hello everyone and welcome back to another whiskey and lays podcast. Today's guest is a woman I've |
| 0:34.3 | known my entire life. She's someone I talk to daily. She has a heart of gold and is one of the most fair people I know. She and her husband have been married for 25 years. |
| 0:41.4 | She's a mom to three children ages 23, 21, and 17. She is currently a kindergarten teacher and has |
| 0:46.8 | been a teacher for 25 years. She is so great with kids and puts her whole heart into all she does. |
| 0:51.3 | I quite honestly don't know what I do without this person in my life, and I'm so excited to have her here today. Everyone, please welcome my sister, Scotia. Hi. |
| 0:58.8 | Hi. Thanks for being here. You guys, she's wearing a whiskey sweatshirt. Well, yeah, I have to represent. |
| 1:05.9 | She's always been one of my biggest cheerleaders. I'm so lucky to have you here. And people want to know, |
| 1:16.0 | and we'll get right to it. Like, where did your name come from? Melvin and Alice, they peaked. |
| 1:22.0 | They started with Scotia. They knew someone named Scotia, a little girl in the park and rec program where they both worked. That's where they met. And she ended up being their flower girl in their wedding. |
| 1:27.7 | And then they named you up there. And then I came along a year later and I got the name. And then they |
| 1:32.4 | like just like kind of gave up after that on having creative names in the family. I went from that |
| 1:36.2 | to William, Michael, Anthony, Erica, and Matthew. Yes. So yeah, I mean, you got the coolest |
| 1:43.3 | name out of all of us. |
| 1:46.5 | But people often are like, are you like from Canada? |
| 1:47.6 | I know. |
| 1:48.5 | Or what does it mean? |
| 1:49.7 | Literally means Scotland. |
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