Best of 2025, July Through December

By Sam Piha

Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation have created a large number of resources over the years. They are catalogued here. Below we have listed several of our favorites from 2025, July through December. To view Best of 2025, So Far, click here.

FAVORITE BLOGS:

• Identifying and Understanding Feelings
• The State of Mental Health for Young People
• Sports and Play Promotes Social Emotional Learning and Character

GUEST BLOGS:

• How Rituals And Routines Foster A Supportive Environment
• How California Schools Can Support Students, Families Fearing ICE Raids

 

INTERVIEWS:

• Voices From the Field: An Interview with Educator and Therapy Dog Handler, Leslie Gravino
• Therapy Dogs: An Interview with Pet Partners

 

BRIEFING PAPERS:

• Creating a Staff Development Plan
• Bringing Therapy Dogs into Youth Afterschool Programs
• How Afterschool Programs Can Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis

 

WEBINAR RECORDINGS:

• Working with Neurodiverse Children in Afterschool
• The Importance of Play in Afterschool
• Introducing Therapy Dogs into Afterschool Programs

Best of 2025, So Far...

By Sam Piha 

Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation have created a large number of resources over the years. They are catalogued here. Below we have listed several of our favorites from 2025, January through June.

FAVORITE BLOGS:

• Debunking the Myths About Boys and Emotions (Part 1)
• Ways to Support Girls in STEM
• ICE Raids at Schools

GUEST BLOGS:

• Save 21st CCLC Afterschool Programs- An Update from the Afterschool Alliance
• How Toys Can Help Break Stereotypes and Support STEAM Learning
• Why Equity Matters in Youth Sports

YOUTH VOICE:

• Social Media and Mental Health: Students Share Their Top Strategies for Striking a Balance Online
• News Literacy in America: A Survey of Teens

INTERVIEWS:

• Trump and Afterschool: What You Need to Know

BRIEFING PAPERS:

• Countering the Threat of Deportation
• UNDERSTANDING DEI: Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are Under Attack
• An Overview of Neurodiversity

WEBINAR RECORDING:

• Serving the Needs of Girls in Afterschool