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Babies & Children,Hints & Tips

10 August 2026

How Heavy Should a Child’s School Bag Be?

A guide to weight, fit and safe packing School bags have a habit of becoming mobile cupboards. Books and stationery are joined by laptops, chargers, lunches, water bottles, PE kits and all the bits and pieces that…

by Katie Champion

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