Heavy school bags are damaging our children. This is the message from health experts who say eight out of every 10 schoolchildren are likely to suffer backache and headaches due to carrying the ...

Weighing just 28kg, the girl had been carrying ... and even spinal issues like scoliosis due to heavy school bags. Children may also experience muscle strain, fatigue, difficulty in walking ...

According to a father, the weight of bags being carried by his kids every day from home to the bus and from the bus to the class reaches 7kg for his son in KG2 and 8.5kg for his daughter in grade 3.

Something is weighing on the shoulders of the little ones: a "Krone" test shows how much backpacks can weigh. Doctors advise that school bags should not weigh more than 20 percent of a child's ...

Parents have raised concerns about the detrimental effects of heavy school bags on their children’s health, noting that their weight is causing their backs to bend. Particularly among primary ...