Are they going to school or Army training?

We know in army training the trainee needs to carry heavy weight to adjust himself in war situation.

But what will you say about below picture?

Our children are carrying huge weight inside the backpack during going to school. On the way to my office, I took all these pictures and thought what is going on? Hundreds of students are rushing toward their school carrying a huge bag on their backs!

What is the consequence carrying this huge weight by the kids?

While students are carrying heavy weight beyond the considerable range, they can suffer from chronic back pain, muscle and joints pain and finally normal growth problem.

According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recommendation the weight of a backpack should be less than 10-15 percent of a child’s body weight. But unfortunately you will find very rare case that kids are carrying this much weight. Most of the cases they are carrying overweight which they supposed to carry.

Another way to identify heavy weight from the article of HUFFPOST

It’s easy to spot symptoms of a load that’s too hefty for your child, adds Dr. Rob Danoff, an osteopathic family physician. If kids grunt when putting on or taking off the backpack, have red marks on their shoulders from the straps, or if they complain that their shoulders, arms or fingers are “falling asleep,” those packs might just be too heavy.

There is huge health risk involved while kids are carrying heavy weight. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, it was observed and identified that around 14,000 children are suffering from backpack-related injuries every year due to carrying heavy weight.

What to do then?

I, personally take my daughters school bag on my shoulder until reaching to her class. Same thing you can apply for your kids.

During our age, we didn’t have this much of study pressure and had to carry less books. Since, we can’t avoid the time demands of huge study pressure of the kids considering the current situation, have to find the alternative way like above to ensure our kids normal growth.

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