Supporting children's health, development, and well-being as schools reopen.

Lukho Mkwedi Phuthi returns with Dr. Khutso Sebetseba, a pediatrician, for an insightful segment on supporting children's health, development, and well-being as schools reopen. They address the holiday-to-school adjustment: exhaustion from late nights and irregular sleep disrupting circadian rhythms, leading to fatigue, irritability, and weakened immunity. Anxiety over new schools, friends, teachers, or routines spikes cortisol, but parents can ease this through gradual bedtimes, nutrient-rich breakfasts, open reassurance talks, and play-based decompression. Routine fosters resilience—hydrate, limit screens, encourage outdoor activity—to launch kids strong and thriving.