The parents of future first-graders have more than enough worries! It is necessary not only to buy everything for school, but also to choose the most useful and comfortable things.
With clothes, everything is more or less clear, but problems with a knapsack can arise. If you buy a “wrong knapsack, then it will create not only a feeling of discomfort, but can also harm the unformed children's spine.
1. The most important thing is comfort and safety. We'll leave the design, the presence of compartments and pockets for later. Size - the satchel should not be larger than the child's back! This is sound advice. A huge portfolio will simply crush a first grader. So, the top of the satchel is at shoulder level, and the bottom is not below the waistline. It is this size that will provide an even load on the spine, and sharp corners of books will not injure the back.
2. Material - no pungent odor. The part of the knapsack, adjacent to the back, must be made of breathable material and have a resilient base. The back of the child will not sweat and irritation will not appear.
3. The straps are not more than 4 cm. If they are narrower, then they should have special overlays made of dense fabric, which will protect the child's shoulders from chafing and stress. The handles of the knapsack, on the contrary, should be rounded, but not wide, so that they fit comfortably in the palm of the child.
4. In order for the textbooks to be evenly distributed inside the backpack and not to move during carrying, there must be additional partitions inside. Large and heavy textbooks should be placed in the compartment adjacent to the back, and further downward. That is, from large to small, the smallest books are at the outer wall of the backpack.
5. The backpack must have reflective parts! First, it will keep your baby safe on the road. Secondly, it is in line with the law.
6. The child needs to be explained that the backpack should be worn on both shoulders so that the back does not hurt, and it would be much easier to carry heavy textbooks.
