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    • S Offline
      sleepy
      last edited by

      My girl's school bag weighs 5.9kg on one of the heaviest days of the week :faint:


      I used an electronic weighing machine to weigh

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        joconde
        last edited by

        sleepy:
        My girl's school bag weighs 5.9kg on one of the heaviest days of the week :faint:


        I used an electronic weighing machine to weigh
        Using the 10% guideline, the child must weigh at least 59kg to be able to carry this bag. My son weighs 25kg, so his sch bag should not be more than 2.5kg 😐

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          caroline3sg
          last edited by

          Recently I switched to trolley bag. My son said his shoulders pain. He is only 21kg.

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            hot_opp
            last edited by

            But still need to carry the trolley bag up the stairs.

            In my kids’ school, cannot pull trolley bag into the hall becos very noisy.

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              sleepy
              last edited by

              My girl’s classroom on second floor, quite difficult to drag trolley bag up & down the stairs

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                buds
                last edited by

                joconde:
                Using the 10% guideline, the child must weigh at least 59kg to be able to carry this bag. My son weighs 25kg, so his sch bag should not be more than 2.5kg 😐

                Yah hor.. What if a child is underweight? Can carry less stuff in the bag?
                Hehee.. Didn't think of it that way, until you mentioned.

                caroline3sg, you are right. I am very irritated when the teachers tell
                the students they must have these files in their bags every day. Sigh.
                They can bring home the sheets and we can help to file. Bring everyday
                oso sometimes no worksheets to file. 😛

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                  Ca3kids
                  last edited by

                  caroline3sg:
                  Recently I switched to trolley bag. My son said his shoulders pain. He is only 21kg.

                  Switch to trolley bag even worst. Trolley bag is much heaver than normal bag esp if kids need to claim stairs in school, noisy when drag and little kids may trip and fall too. I tried before for my eldest girl when she is in P1.

                  My P5 eldest girl weighs 37kg and her bag is around 6 to 6.5 kg! I ask her why cannot reduce, she say she need for lessons and already reduce. Dont know why school cannot assign lockers to them as I say lockers in front of the classroom. I think must sms her teacher to ask liao

                  I always tell her that she is like carrying gold bar to school. When I carry for her, I always felt very heavy. She told me all the friends also carry heavy bag. OMG! :!: Nowadays even weight of bags also stress out parents.

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                    buds
                    last edited by

                    Trolley bags are only good for children

                    having first floor classes for all subjects.
                    Last year, my daughter's classes all on
                    1st floor except for Mother Tongue. MT
                    class was on 3rd floor. 😛

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                      caroline3sg
                      last edited by

                      yes, I carried my son's bag in the morning to take bus to nanny's house. I sweat all over. Now trolley bag, he pulls himself. He likes it. It is Ben 10. His pestered to buy coz his friend also have, giving the reason shoulders pain. 😉


                      all P1 class on ground floor. he goes next class for chinese. I remember he said one day a week (ie Wed?) assemble at sch hall, which is 2nd floor. He would carry the bag in front of him with both hands. The back strap is always in the pocket of the bag.

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                        buds
                        last edited by

                        Yes, back strap always in the

                        pocket of the back pocket. For
                        mine, she brings the trolley bag
                        when there are less things to
                        bring, so not too hassle to lift
                        when it comes to MT classes
                        & AVA or library.. Most days
                        she's ok with her Campro.

                        Taking transport to school
                        also means she does not have
                        to lug her school bag all the way
                        home. 😉

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