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As we get further into September, schools typically assign more homework. Something to keep in mind as your children start to bring home more books and there backpacks get heavier.
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Young Children especially should not carry to much weight in there backpacks.
A backpack should not exceed 20 percent (1) of total body weight! For example, if you weigh 130 pounds, your backpack should not weigh more than 26 pounds. The recommended weight limit is 15 percent (2). See the chart below
How Much is Your
Body Weight (lbs.) |
Recommended Limits: 15% (2)
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Maximum Backpack Weight: 20%
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70
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10 lbs.
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14 lbs.
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80
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12 lbs.
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16 lbs.
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90
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13-1/2 lbs.
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18 lbs.
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100
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15 lbs.
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20 lbs.
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110
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16-1/2 lbs.
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22 lbs.
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120
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18 lbs.
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24 lbs.
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130
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19-1/2 lbs.
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26 lbs.
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140
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21 lbs.
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28 lbs.
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150
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22-1/2 lbs.
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30 lbs.
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No one should carry more than 25 pounds (2)
1. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
2. American Chiropractic Association (ACA), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
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| http://www.healthsourceofraleighdowntown.com/contents.aspx?id=Healthy-Children-Backpack-Safety |
For some backpack safety tips visit healthychildren.org
- More than 24,000 people were treated in U.S. hospitals and doctors' offices for backpack-related injuries in 2012, and more than 9,500 of those patients were aged 5 to 18, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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