How to choose the right backpack for your children
Backpack with wheels? Should your child decide? We offer you some tips when choosing the right backpack for children’s school.
Summer days go by very quickly, especially in the case of the little ones who are generally the ones who enjoy their long vacations the most until it is time for the dreaded return to school .
In these last vacation days we must begin to collect the school supplies that our children will need in the course that begins. For this reason, today we are going to help you with a basic material when preparing for school days, the backpack.
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF BACKPACK
The backpack that we choose for our son will be very important during his return to school. When we look at the wide range of school backpacks on the market we can see different shapes, types and patterns, but we must not forget that the health of our child is at stake since back pain caused by the weight of books and School supplies are the problem most suffered by schoolchildren and feared by parents. Therefore, we are going to review the different types of backpack that we can find so that our little ones can go safely to school.
Two-strap backpack: It is the most used in schools and surely we have all used this type of backpack at some time during our years at school. It is the most recommended when carrying our books and school supplies since thanks to its two straps the weight is distributed in a balanced way on the back of the little ones. It should be borne in mind that these strips must be wide and padded for comfort, and the base that rests on the back must also be padded to avoid friction or pointed parts.
We must control very well the weight that our children are bearing on their back before going to school, the weight of the backpack should not be greater than 15 percent of their body weight.
Even knowing that our children carry the appropriate weight, we must control that they use the two straps of the backpack when transporting it , since for aesthetics or fashion, young people like to carry these backpacks with a single strap leaving the other unused. With this gesture we are getting the weight to be distributed unevenly on our back and therefore we will be promoting future back and spine problems.
One-strap backpack: Less used by young people in colleges and schools. Single-strap backpacks are like the previous ones, but in this case it is a single strap that is placed diagonally on the child’s torso. These backpacks are comfortable to carry light or for school excursions in which they only need to carry a soda and a sandwich , but it is very inadvisable when taking books to school, since the weight is too high to support it. on one shoulder.
Wheeled backpack: Nowadays, more and more children are going to school with these wheeled backpacks, also known as trolleys . A priori we can think that they are the best for the health of our little ones, but the truth is that by dragging a wheeled cart throughout the morning with one arm, we are giving our spine a very unhealthy curvature.
THE CHOICE SHOULD BE MADE IN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN
The wheeled backpack or trolley is an option very supported by parents, but it is important to think about all the inconveniences that its use has for the health of our children.
RECOMMENDATION BASED ON AGE
However, when children are very young they still do not have their muscles well developed and bearing the weight of a very heavy backpack can be very negative for their back. In these cases, it is best to carry the backpack with very little weight, whatever the model we have chosen. Every night, before going to sleep, we must remove all the books from the backpack and put only those that the little one needs the next day, since it is not necessary for the child to bear the weight of all their school supplies throughout the week.
In addition, we must remember that going back to school is a very high expense and difficult to cover for most parents, so if we buy a good quality backpack it is possible that we can use it for several years or school years. For this same reason we must recommend simple backpacks with timeless prints over backpacks of characters or fashion drawings, since with the latter we will be condemning our backpack to become obsolete in a short time.
When children are older and have to bear the weight of more books, it is recommended that they use a good two-strap backpack, as long as they follow the recommendation to empty it every day to carry only the necessary materials. These backpacks never go out of style, they are perfect for the back of our children if they distribute the weight correctly and the straps are adjustable depending on the height of our child. It is also important to choose an appropriate size, trying not to exceed the child’s back and checking that the straps are well adjusted, as some schoolchildren tend to carry these backpacks lower than recommended.
SHOULD YOUR CHILD DECIDE?
Obviously, your child must have an important weight when it comes to commenting on their materials. We must not forget that we are buying school supplies for our little one, and it is he who will have to use it for a whole year. If he likes his materials, he will go to school more at ease and will use them correctly, on the other hand, if he does not like his materials because he has not been able to choose them, he will put them aside until they fall into oblivion .
Despite this, we as parents must be attentive to all the preparations that are carried out before going back to school. We know that the health of our child is important and therefore we must control that all materials are safe and that the backpack is correct for their health. If the two of you dedicate a few days to these preparations, you will make the child’s return to school much more bearable for both of you.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.