Greetings Cooper Chiropractic Family
We had a great vacation in the Adirondack Mountains a few weeks ago. We did a lot of hiking and kayaking and got great quality family time.
One day, Nate, Addie, and I did a 23-mile hike and hit 6 peaks.
Another day we all went Kayaking on Boreas Pond.
Boreas Pond is a pristine pond that was just sold back to the state of NY a couple of years ago.
So very few people know about it.
But somehow my son heard about it and had been wanting to go for the last few months.
The pond is extremely remote. You must drive 7 miles down a one-lane dirt road to get there.
But what Nate did not communicate with the family well was that there was a 1-mile boat carry to get started.
We have 3 kayaks for the 4 of us (one is a 2 person).
Needless to say, my wife and daughter were not psyched when we got to the parking lot gate area and still had a mile to the pond.
In the end, we made it and the pond was amazing.
Mountains were surrounding us and loons were dancing across the water.
I have never seen anything like this in the Adirondacks.
It was a great trip!
Now that we are back, and like everyone getting ready for school, I have been getting a lot of questions about school backpacks.
The American Chiropractic Association says that a backpack should not weigh over 10% of a child's weight.
I am the first one to say that is not very realistic. Middle school kids do not even use their lockers.
They end up carrying around their books all day.
Last year, Addie said she had not been to her locker all year and was not even sure where it was.
With that in mind, we need to pay even more attention to making sure your child's backpack fits them properly.
So I wanted to send out this backpack sizing article to help
https://www.thoughtco.com/fitting-guide-for-a-childs-backpack-1206463
Hope this article helps and if you have any further questions please give us a call
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