
play on words
Hosted by Beth Gaskill and Miss Beth · miss beth
5.0from 204 ratings
- 111
- Episodes
- 74
- Transcribed
- 204
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About play on words
Learning to read starts with learning to play. This is the podcast for parents and teachers of kids ages 0-8 who want to have FUN learning evidence backed early development and literacy strategies in a short amount of time. This is the podcast for the teacher who needs a bestie to ask questions to and the parent who wants to know the best developmental practices to implement in the 3 minutes a day they have. You're not alone. Ask your questions here. If I can't answer them, one of my friends will be on to help! There are so many confusing parts about the learning to read journey. Miss Beth is here to simplify it, affirm you are the best person to teach your child, and give you the confidence you need in the early childhood education years. This podcast is for fun, community and confidence making tough topics more bite sized for every parent teacher and child.
- Publisher
- miss beth
- Category
- education · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 May 2023
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
74 of 111 episodes have a transcript.

24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can You Hold Your Baby Too Much?

2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Should I Cry in Front of My Child & Why is Starting Therapy as a Parent So Scary?

28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Back-to-School Questions Parents Don't Know to Ask
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Can You Hold Your Baby Too Much?
Published 24 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So nothing really changes. It's just obviously things get harder with a second child. So if you are welcoming a new sibling, you want to focus on how are you taking care of yourself and your own stress? How are you, you know, reflecting and becoming aware of your internal experience? We're not going to be able to stop stress. People stress about stress when I talk about this. They're like, wait, I am stressed. Now I'm stressed about being stressed. Don't stress about your stress. Just notice it. Become aware of it. That's where we make changes, awareness. Maybe have a plan with your co-parent or if things aren't going great with your co-parent, put resources there, therapy or whatever that's going to look like. […]
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- Michelle Charriere
- Jamie Kreiter
- Carrie Jackson
- Lo Mansfield
- Beth Werrell
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 130 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 74 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Beth Gaskill and Miss Beth host the show. Published by miss beth.
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