BARBARA
BARBARA BERGIN -- SHE HAS SOME ADVICE FOR US ON HOW TO MAKE SURE
YOUR KIDS BACKPACKS AREN'T TOO
HEAVY...
HEAVY...
HOW
HOW MUCH
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOUR CHILD'S BACKPACK WEIGH? A CHILD'S BACKPACK SHOULD NOT
WEIGH MORE THAN 10% -20% OF
HIS/HER BODY WEIGHT? BUT MOST
TIMES,
TIMES,
IT'S
IT'S MUCH
IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. AND THIS LEADS TO LONG-TERM BACK, SHOULDER AND NECK ISSUES. HOW
SHOULD A BACKPACK BE WORN? -WITH
TWO SHOULDER STRAPS THAT ARE
WIDE AND PADDED
-SECURED WITH STRAPS ALONG THE
WAIST AND CHEST TO HELP SUPPORT
THE WEIGHT
-PLACING HEAVIER OBJECTS IN THE
CENTER AND BOTTOM OF THE
BACKPACK
-NEVER SLUNG ACROSS ONE SHOULDER
OR HANGING LOW AROUND THE HIPS
WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS
IF A CHILD DOESN'T
WEAR
WEAR THEIR BACKPACK PROPERLY?
THANK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY DR.
TODAY DR.