Comments on: THINNER YOU: Six backpack safety tips http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/2009/09/04/thinner-you-six-backpack-safety-tips/ Advice and suggestions for taking care of you and your family Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:18:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MomOf2Girls http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/2009/09/04/thinner-you-six-backpack-safety-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 MomOf2Girls Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:28:28 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/?p=1105#comment-1566 Arrange with the school to maintain a second set of books at home if possible. This will minimize the main source of weight (amazingly large and heavy textbooks). If this isn't possible, request that the teacher photocopy pages required for the homework. This is legal as long as there are enough textbooks for every student in the class (at least according to the teacher I spoke to). Arrange with the school to maintain a second set of books at home if possible. This will minimize the main source of weight (amazingly large and heavy textbooks). If this isn’t possible, request that the teacher photocopy pages required for the homework. This is legal as long as there are enough textbooks for every student in the class (at least according to the teacher I spoke to).

]]> By: Debbi http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/2009/09/04/thinner-you-six-backpack-safety-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Debbi Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:44:03 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/?p=1105#comment-1560 The 15% of your body weight rule is a good rule and all but try telling that to the 6 different teachers who don't coordinate with each other when assigning homework and my child has to bring 4 schoolbooks home everyday along with workbooks, lunchbox, glasscase, etc. and then my 6th grade, 70lb. child is carrying way more than 15% of her body weight. Some of these smaller middle-school and high-school children are already suffering back problems a mere 4 weeks in to the school year. And a lot of us cannot afford a second set of books at home - especially when we have more than one child in school. The 15% of your body weight rule is a good rule and all but try telling that to the 6 different teachers who don’t coordinate with each other when assigning homework and my child has to bring 4 schoolbooks home everyday along with workbooks, lunchbox, glasscase, etc. and then my 6th grade, 70lb. child is carrying way more than 15% of her body weight. Some of these smaller middle-school and high-school children are already suffering back problems a mere 4 weeks in to the school year. And a lot of us cannot afford a second set of books at home – especially when we have more than one child in school.

]]> By: Shaun http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/2009/09/04/thinner-you-six-backpack-safety-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 Shaun Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:24:01 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/better-health/?p=1105#comment-1548 Lift with your legs is all so important here. Neglect that rule and your back will suffer in pain as early as 30 years old! For a good back when working out, then one should work the upper back muscles. That improves good posture. This article applies to all of us though, not just school kids www.stayfitbug.com Lift with your legs is all so important here. Neglect that rule and your back will suffer in pain as early as 30 years old! For a good back when working out, then one should work the upper back muscles. That improves good posture. This article applies to all of us though, not just school kids

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