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“Many authors have concluded that the weight of a school backpack should not exceed 10% of the child's body weight” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P
by belugacat 3y ago
“Many authors have concluded that the weight of a school backpack should not exceed 10% of the child's body weight”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564613/#:~:text=There%20are%20dangers%20that%20excessive,gait%20%5B16–19%5D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564613/#:~:tex....
The average 6 year old weighs 20 kg. The average 10 year old weighs 30kg.
https://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/height-weight-teens.php https://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/height-wei...
- willcipriano 3y agoThat paper also finds problems with sitting: > However, when the child begins to attend school, their time spent in a sitting position is extended, which can result in disorders of posturogenesis.
- arp242 3y agoNo 6 year old is lugging around a backpack full books; these are teens we're talking about.
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago5 kg is only a couple of textbooks. Teens need to pick what books to take home. Obviously digital is free weight, but physical textbooks have a real weight cost, I don’t want my kid going through what I had to go through.
- batch12 3y ago> However, there is still no clear information about the impact that a school backpack has on the formation of spinal curvature in the sagittal plane in school children. The next sentence following the stats quoted from the link.
- chillbill 3y ago[dead]
- lm28469 3y agoMany experts will tell you walking 30 min a day is "enough exercise" too... I'd be very suspicious of these studies