How much kg can a child carry?

For elementary school-age children, a backpack carried by a child weighing 30-40 kgs should be no more than 2 kgs. Many children are carrying around school backpacks that weigh up to 5 kgs, which in the long-term, is likely to have negative health repercussions for the child.



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It's extremely important to avoid regularly carrying more than 15 percent of your body weight. Children or smaller people are especially at risk because they typically carry heavier loads in proportion to their weight.

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Parents are often surprised at how much their child's backpack actually weighs. As a general rule, to prevent injury, a full backpack should weigh no more than 10 to 20 percent of your child's body weight. How a student wears a backpack is often just as important as its overall weight.

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When two people are lifting an item the approximate rule is that you should not exceed 2/3rds of the total sum of both individual's lifting limits.

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