Backpack complaints are a matter of perception
We blessed the backpacks at church last week but some of our kids seemed more interested in a ceremony called “cursing of the backpacks”. It does seem that in this age of IPads and Kindles that backpacks would have already been relegated to the dustbin of history. But if your child’s pack exceeds 20% of body weight and she has chronic neck, shoulder or back pain, we can help medically but also help persuade teachers to decrease the weight of packs.