Heavy School Bags Harms The Mental And Physical Health Of Kids
Doctor Nirmal Singh 3C criticizes the concept of burdening school bags over young students. It is surprising to find these shocking details in the age of technology when we can store innumerable amount of data in computers. Moreover, teachers and schools are not putting their assignments, homework etc online. As the vacations are coming to an end, students are petrified over carrying the same heavy loads of bags again. Nirmal Singh 3C came across a news item which elaborate the harmful effects of carrying heavy school bags. It can tilt your bones, it can cause back problems. ‘Children lose interest in coming to school with the stress of carrying heavy bags. Their mind is burdened with the weight of the books and this leads to low attention span,’ said Dr Zinal Unadkat. Nirmal Singh 3C finds the appropriate weight of school of school bags : As per the experts, a child should not carry a bag more than one tenth (10%) of his body. While on contrary children nowadays carr...