Hey everyone, back to school time again, and it's time for your annual backpack check. So I'm going to give you three tips for backpack safety.
So number one is make sure to get the right backpack size for your child. So if you have a kindergartner, they're going to have a smaller backpack. If you have a college student, they're going to be a little bigger, similar to this or even bigger. Also, make sure that they have nice padding on the side and making sure that it's not going to go flat after a couple weeks, and nice padding right here on the back as well.
Number two is that we want to make sure that the backpack when you're wearing it is not at the very most 15% of your body weight. How to figure that out? Get on the scale, weigh yourself and check out what 15% of that is, and whatever's in the backpack should be more than that weight, so make sure to test that out throughout the school year. Another thing too with that, if you have heavy items like a laptop, make sure to put it closest to the back, not in these pockets on the outside.
And then lastly, number three, is how to not wear a backpack, one shoulder. I know it looks cool, but it's not cool for your body. So let's make sure, you show your child how you're supposed to wear it, two straps and make sure you tighten them up. Now, we don't want the backpack to sink down past the butt because then it's just going to drag her down. So we want it up and supported, we want it right at that hip level.
And that's all the tips I have for you.
Have a great school year!