Public health experts have recognized for many years that excessively heavy backpacks can cause back and neck pain in children. These tips can help:
• Make sure your child’s backpack weighs no more than 5-10% of their body weight
• Your Backpack should never hang more than 4 inches below your child’s waistline
• Purchase Backpacks with individual compartments. This helps to position the contents more effectively
• Buy a small to medium backpack. The more room there is in a backpack the more you carry
- Urge your child to wear BOTH shoulder straps
- Purchase Backpacks with wide padded straps
- Purchase Backpacks with adjustable straps so it will fit your child’s body
- If your child’s backpack is to heavy, talk to their teacher to see if they can leave the heaviest books at school
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