Most parents stretched thin

BACK-TO-SCHOOL STRESS

- SIPHESIHLE BUTHELEZI

MIXED emotions were on display at Greyville Primary School (above), across the road from the Daily News offices in Greyville, Durban, yesterday as schools reopened with Grade R pupils experiencing the first day of their school life. I DOCTOR NGCOBO Independent Newspapers MBALASI Primary school's new Grade R pupils (right) listen intently as their teacher, Nelisiwe Ngidi, illuminates their minds with a new discovery yesterday. The school is in Umlazi A Section I TUMI PAKKIES Independent Newspapers

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NEARLY all parents experience financial and emotional pressure during the back-to-school period, with 95% describing the process as stressful, according to 1Life Insurance's annual Back-to-School Survey for the 2026 academic year.