Backpack safety tips
12:12 PM CDT on Monday, August 3, 2009
khou.com staff report
HOUSTON – According to Consumer Reports, not all backpacks will stand up to the heavy load that students carry around.
The information shows that kids will carry anywhere from four to eighteen pounds of books and notebooks every day.
Consumer Reports recommends that parents make sure that the backpack has good stitching and that it can hold the weight the child plans to carry. They recommend that shoulder strap anchors be about 1 to 2 inches below the top of the shoulder.
The bottom of the backpack should go along the curve of the lower back and shouldn't fall more than four inches below the waist.
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