Many students returning to their schools after months in lockdown in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT will thrive on the return but 'others may need extra practical and emotional support to adjust in a healthy way', write Penny van Bergenm, Associate Professor in Educational Psychology, Macquarie University, and Erin MacKenzie, Lecturer in Education, Western Sydney University, in The Conversation.

"Some children may experience separation anxiety from their parents, for example. Others may be worried about catching COVID-19 in the playground or about connecting with their friends again."

They suggest 5 tips to help kids make the adjustment well.