After the summer vacation, many children will enter elementary school and become primary school students. As a parent, the first gift you prepare for your child is a suitable schoolbag. Schoolbags not only far exceed other learning tools in terms of usage scenarios and frequency, but are also related to children's health.
On the occasion of this year's International Children's Day, in order to ensure the health and safety of children, the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standards Committee) has released 14 national standards in children-related fields, and is committed to leading the high-quality development of and with high standards. Care for the healthy growth of children. Among them, the General Technical Specifications for Children's Bags (GB/T 41002-2022) has detailed and comprehensive standard provisions on the appearance quality, physical and mechanical properties, chemical properties and other aspects of children's bags. This not only helps parents give guidance when choosing school bags for their children, but more importantly, it sets clear production requirements and product standards for merchants in the production of product .
Can trolley school bags really reduce stress?
After visiting the children's products area of several shopping malls in Taiyuan City, the reporter found that there are many types of children's schoolbags on the market, with prices ranging from more than a hundred yuan to thousands of yuan. In addition to the increasingly diverse styles and patterns, many schoolbags have also added new functions such as shockproof, anti-drowning, anti-lost, and spine protection, and are known as "smart" schoolbags. As functions and styles are updated and iterated, the price of schoolbags also rises year by year, basically between 500 and 1,000 yuan.
During the investigation, the reporter noticed that a popular trolley schoolbag is favored by many consumers. According to the salesperson: "The child's bones have not yet developed. An overweight schoolbag will pull the child's shoulders backward, causing the child to lean forward unconsciously. Over time, he or she will hunchback, slump, or even develop scoliosis." And high and low shoulders . It seriously affects the physical development of children, and it is really not worth the loss. The most popular new schoolbags on the market are similar to suitcases, and parents no longer carry the schoolbag, but choose to pull it. For the sake of children's health, sales have been good. "
Trolley schoolbag frees children's shoulders and seems to reduce their burden, but is this really the case? In this regard, pediatric rehabilitation doctors believe that if a child drags a relatively heavy schoolbag with only one hand for a long time, the force direction of the spine will often deviate to one side, which increases the possibility of scoliosis.
The reporter searched for information and learned that as early as 2013, an accident caused by a trolley schoolbag occurred at the entrance of a primary school in Hongqiao District, Shanghai. A primary school student was injured when he tripped over the trolley schoolbag of a classmate in front of him after school. In fact, a trolley schoolbag is just a base with a trolley added to a normal schoolbag. When going up and down stairs, the weight of the pull rod and the weight of the books actually fall on the child's shoulders. At this time, it is easier to carry a normal school bag.
You should buy children’s school bags with 3C certification.
A good school bag not only reduces the child’s burden, but also protects the child’s spine. So, how to choose a suitable schoolbag for your child? The reporter interviewed an industry insider who did not want to be named. He told the reporter that parents can choose based on the following points when buying schoolbags for their children.
Backpacks are the first choice. According to the stress theory of the spine, the weight of the shoulder bag presses to one side, which puts pressure on the spine on one side, causing inconsistent muscle tension on both sides, which may lead to sloping shoulders or scoliosis. Backpacks should be chosen with back cushion support, wide shoulder straps, and preferably a belt. The second is to have a reflective strip design. It gets dark early in winter. The reflective material on the schoolbag can make students walking on the road easier to identify and serve as a warning to passing vehicles. Third, the weight of the schoolbag should not be too heavy, and the size should be suitable for the child's height. According to the "Hygienic Requirements for School Bags for Primary School Students in China" published by the National Health Commission of my country, the weight of school bags cannot exceed 10% of the student's weight. In other words, try to keep it as light as possible, except for the weight of books.
Of course, in addition to high-priced schoolbags, reporters found ultra-low-priced schoolbags priced at less than 10 yuan on e-commerce platforms such as Duoduo. Many of these ultra-low-price schoolbags do not have trademarks or certification marks, and the quality is very worrying. Not only are problems such as thread opening, breakage, and deformation prone to occur, but they are also accompanied by an unpleasant smell. When cleaning, the coloring is not strong and the fading phenomenon is serious. Schoolbags made of inferior materials, firstly, contain excessive amounts of formaldehyde and , and secondly, they will release harmful substances and aromatic amines , seriously endangering human health. Therefore, parents should not blindly pursue low prices when purchasing schoolbags. They must purchase qualified products with 3C certification and in compliance with national standards through formal channels.
Yang Nan
Reporter’s Notes >>
Trying new products and following trends is a common consumer phenomenon. Many parents spend big bucks on their children without mercy. However, behind the trend, sometimes there are also hidden brands’ abnormal premiums, consumer comparison psychology, blind consumption views, etc. Many additional functions are just changes brought about by the replacement of schoolbags, and some functions are not very practical and are just gimmicks to attract consumers. Parents should treat them rationally when consuming.
