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Lunchbox trends for school return

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Pleasebenice Tue 18-Aug-26 08:11:11

I have been reading about Mum on social media displaying what will be in lunch boxes this autumn. Some of it a little extreme but what annoys me is the weight of the rucksack my 8 year old granddaughter takes to school. Are there no taps in school? Does she really need such a big water bottle? Add a gym bag and some days a violin and she looks like a little pack horse. Can’t be good for her back

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Magenta8 Tue 18-Aug-26 12:48:16

I share your concern for the spines of the modern school child.

I read that, in Italy, the Ministry of Health guidelines are that a child should not carry a backpack that is more than 10-15% of their body weight. Great I thought, then I read that, in reality, these guidelines are largely ignored.

In the UK, it is recommended that backpacks are always carried on the back and supported by both shoulder straps.It is also recommended that bags on wheels are used but I can't see schoolchildren taking kindly to wheeling old lady shopping bags around especially as many of them walk to school.

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