30 Jan 2025

Back to school - smoothing the transition

From Nine To Noon, 11:25 am on 30 January 2025
A Portrait Of Girl With Backpack In Bedroom Ready To Go To School

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Hold on parents - school's nearly back in session and some children may have made the return this week.

For many kids, the struggle from exiting holiday mode and getting back to the classroom is real. There might be the added challenge of moving to a new school - or starting school for the first time.

How can parents help their kids with the transition? Clinical Psychologist and mum of three, Jacqui Maguire speaks with Kathryn.