
First Backpack for a Toddler: What Makes a Good One
What makes a good first backpack for a toddler?
A good first backpack fits your toddler today, not next year. It is about the size of their back, the straps go short enough to hold it close, and it sits in the middle of their back, not down low.
Ellie and Ben talk about what "too big" looks like when you hold a bag against a toddler's back: it sticks out past their sides, hangs past their waist, or stays loose with the straps at the shortest setting.
They use a page on backpacks from Nemours KidsHealth, the parents' site of Nemours, a children's health system. It is written for school-age…
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