You must have always wondered that the school bag that your
kid is carrying is quite heavy. But do you have an idea on what it is doing to
your child’s health? If no, then this one’s for you. As per the Children’s
School Bag Act 2006, the school bag should not be more than the 10% weight of
the child’s body. Also, as per the law, the kids of kindergarten and nursery
shouldn’t be allowed to carry school bags. But the reality is just opposite.
As per the experts, the growing kids are now reporting of
severe backaches in high numbers. This is mostly due to carrying heavy bags on
their backs. And this is leading to such irreversible problems, which can be an
issue for a lifetime. Government as well as private schools is not paying any
heed to this issue. The government has made strict laws for the same, but now
its time to keep a check on it. As per the doctors this is a healthcare time
bomb, where kids carrying more than 15% of their weight regularly on their
shoulders, can permanently damage their backbones. Vishal Kumar, an expert from
the department of orthopedics in PGIMER says that this is the age, when the
bone structure of the kids is being developed and if it gets painful or crooked
at this age, then this will become a life long matter.
These heavy bags lead to complaints of slip discs,
spondylitis, back ache and more during the early stage of life, and this means
that the kids would have to deal with the problem for the next 70 years. As per
the rules, schools should have lockers available in their premises for every
kid to store their books and all the study material there, so that they don’t
have to carry the heavy bags every day to and fro. There are just a couple of
schools, which are adhering to the rules and have lockers available for all the
kids. Its time every authority of the schools to take up this matter.
Looking forward in this matter, PGIMER is planning to hold
an awareness program for the kids, teachers as well as the parents on this
topic, so that everybody is aware of the consequences of the situation and find
a solution for the same.
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