Does Your Child’s Backpack Need a GVWR in Montana?

Great Falls Public Schools have been in session for a couple of weeks now, which means students have had the chance to get settled in, hopefully!

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And by now with the routine set, they also have all of the peripherals that hitting the books requires.  But are children across Montana carrying too much in those backpacks when they head off in the morning or load up for the return home?

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Does Your Child's Backpack Need a GVWR in Montana?

It only took a few times of picking my grandson up last year to realize that his backpack would become overloaded on some days.  And as someone who has struggled with back problems, it raised a few flags to me.

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If you have noticed your child struggling this year to carry everything they need, it may be time to re-evaluate the backpack they are using and some of the items that they are carrying in it each day.

What Pediatricians Say Is Right for Our School Kids in Montana

Good health habits are important at an early age for growing children, but heavy backpacks can lead to poor posture and create problems later in life as an adult.  Proper size, straps and padding can help ease those difficulties for kids.

We've gathered some basic recommendations in our gallery below 👇 with help from the healthychildren.org folks to help with figuring out which backpack is right for your child and best practices on how and what to carry in it.