During the old days, children would head off to school along with a bit of notebook paper in one hand and a pencil perched behind one ear. Yet on this modern age of technology, even elementary-age children are burdened with textbooks, pencil cases, calculators, cell phone, and even a notebook computer.
Even when experts have advised that a kid’s backpack must weigh less than 15 percent their body weight, many kids normally haul around greater than twice that percentage. Over time, this school backpack burden might create health problems like stooped posture, chronic back and shoulder pain, stiff necks and muscle weakness.
To minimize the dangerous results of carrying a backpack, it is important to follow these five tips:
1. Ensure yourself as well as your child to go with a backpack that’s appropriate
for your child’s age and size.You should physically weigh the backpack to be sure it’s below 15 percent of your child’s body weight.
2. Adjust the school bag so it rests in the contour of the lower back. The pack should never rest above four inches below your child’s waist. The shoulder straps ought to be well-padded and as wide as you possibly can to help spread the weight of the backpack.
3. Examine your child’s backpack making sure they have only stuffed items that are necessary for the day’s activities. The heaviest things need to be packed in the back of the pack (closest to your child’s back), and items needs to be organized so they do not change and move in the pack. It is more suitable for the child to hand-carry several stuff rather than over-load the backpack.
4. Instruct your son or daughter to put on both shoulder straps. Slinging the pack over one shoulder might cause a great deal of muscle strain. It will cause the child to lean to one side, bending the spine and then leading to uneasiness all through the back, neck and shoulders. Be sure to adjust the straps so the pack fits snugly against the child’s back making certain to fasten the waist belt, if the pack has one, to distribute the weight more evenly.
5. In case your kid can’t or won’t wear the kids backpack properly, you could put into consideration the use of rolling backpack. Only make sure the handle is extended enough so your kid doesn’t have to twist or perhaps bend to drag the backpack.
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