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How To Help Your Child Avoid Back Pain With A Backpack

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3 years ago

March 4, 2022

Most children use backpacks for school. However, they can cause back pain and problems if certain guidelines aren’t followed. Remember the tips mentioned here so your child is comfortable throughout the day!

Look For Features That Reduce Back Pain

There aren’t a lot of studies that agree on the features that backpacks should have to reduce back pain. But parents can look for the following backpack features to ensure that the product won’t hurt the child’s back:

The material used for the backpack should be canvas, which is the lightest material.
The back should be well padded so it sits comfortably on the child’s back.
There should be several small compartments inside so everything stays organized.
New backpacks often have wheels and a retractable handle so the backpack can be wheeled around.
If your child has a laptop, consider using a separate bag so they don’t need to have too much weight on their back.

Teach Child How To Wear And Load

Buying a backpack with the proper features will usually help the child avoid problems. But wearing and loading the backpack correctly ensures they will stay comfortable. Some tips include:

The child should use both straps and wear it on their back, not slung on one shoulder. Putting too much weight on a single shoulder can lead to discomfort and pain over time.
Put the heaviest items in the bottom of the backpack so the weight is distributed evenly.
Make sure the straps are snug on the child’s back so the load doesn’t move around as they walk.
The child should lift the pack with their legs. Bending over to pick it up can injure the back.

When Is The Backpack Too Heavy?

Even if you choose an ideal backpack for your child, there comes a time when the bag may be too heavy. Some doctors recommend limiting the weight of the pack to 10% of their body weight.

If the child weighs 100 pounds, they shouldn’t carry more than 10 pounds. Of course, these rules are often ignored by parents and students. But students who carry the heaviest backpacks are often the ones who complain of back pain.

Here’s a helpful graphic that shows what a heavy backpack can do to a growing child’s back and neck.

The good news is that even if the backpack is too heavy, it probably won’t cause long-term damage. But it’s uncomfortable, so that’s a good enough reason to keep the weight and size down.

If it seems your child carries a lot of weight every day in the bag, talk to their teacher about how to reduce the load. Perhaps you can keep an extra copy of heavy textbooks at home, etc.

Be Proactive About Backpack and Back Pain

If you remember the tips highlighted above, your child should have a comfortable backpack void of discomfort.

However, it’s important to check in with your child often to find out if they are dealing with any back pain from their backpack over the weeks and months.

Also, remember to help the child select the smallest backpack that is large enough to fit everything they need each day, but not so big it hurts the back.

You also should talk to teachers to find strategies so the child doesn’t need to carry a lot of heavy books every day. Perhaps having a set of books in class and heavier ones at home might work.

Some parents scan copies of pages from books and assignments for home use, so not so many need to be carried home every day.

Your child probably needs a backpack for school, but remembering these guidelines will ensure their back doesn’t hurt all day.

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From Broken to Whole: The Radical Reawakening Behind The XI Code

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2 hours ago

July 17, 2025

Michelle Langton

Photo Courtesy of Kirill Savenko

Elle dela Cruz

Most healing begins with the assumption that something is broken. That the fix lies in the right therapist, diet, retreat, or ritual. Patchwork solutions for a fragmented self.

But for clients of The XI Code, the breakthrough did not come by fixing what was broken, it came by remembering what was never damaged to begin with.

It is not a spiritual placebo or self-help remix, rather a recalibration, a return, a radical stripping away of every distortion that ever claimed authority over who you are. Founded by Masati Sajady, The XI Code has become a sanctuary for those who sensed there had to be more and now live the proof of it.

This is not talking about polite gratitude or glow-up affirmations, these are accounts of full-system transformation, physical regeneration, identity coherence, and a kind of inner homecoming that makes every previous attempt feel like a rehearsal.

“This isn’t about self-help,” says Masati. “This is about self-realization. There is a version of you untouched by pain, trauma, or time and that is what XI reveals.”

Remembering the Self Beneath the Static

Those who enter the XI space often describe their experience not as something new they learned but as something ancient they finally remembered. One client shared: “I listened to Masati’s podcasts during a bottomless depression. I swear it pulled me from the dark to the light.”

But the words they use are not mystical or out of reach, rather grounded. “I feel safe in my body.” “I’ve come home.” “I finally see myself.”

This is not a performance of healing, it is a quiet, cellular knowing.

“I survived death and decoded life,” Masati explains. “I returned with the blueprint for those ready to rejuvenate the body, unlock peak performance, and evolve humanity.” Those words, radical to some, feel like a memory to others. As if, somewhere deep inside, they always knew this was possible.

When the Body Starts Listening

While XI is not a medical protocol, many clients describe physical transformations that coincide with their inner shift. One wrote: “I’ve begun rendering myself as my highest form, right here, in this space and time continuum.”

Another called it “the most effective healing method” they had found after years of traveling the world for answers. But the common thread was coherence. A recalibration across dimensions: physical, emotional, energetic, and ancestral. It is about resolving distortion at the origin point.

Rewriting the Lens of Reality

After engaging with The XI Code, many report not just feeling better but seeing life differently. Like a veil lifted. Like their perceptual field was reset.

One wrote: “My whole life is changing in every way and it’s just unfolding on its own. Every day, synchronicities. It’s like magic.”

Another put it simply: “I found my home and I wasn’t even looking.” Again and again, the word home appears in these testimonials not as a destination but as a state of being.

Masati explains this with precision: “XI doesn’t upgrade the version of you that’s broken. It reveals the YOU that was never broken to begin with.”

A Quiet, Powerful Community

Though The XI Code is not marketed as a group program, many clients describe a shared energetic field as being held by a collective intelligence moving through similar layers.

“I can’t wait to wake up and see how much more beautiful I’ve become,” one said not from ego but from evolution.

Because the work does not stop when the session ends. The system keeps unfolding, recalibrating, and upgrading.

Not for Everyone But For the Ready

Masati is unapologetic: “The XI journey requires the courage to see Truth on all levels, in all arenas, and to accept responsibility for the Life you’ve been gifted.”

It is not for those seeking a new story to believe in, rather for those ready to remove every distortion that ever told them they weren’t enough.

And what remains? The version of you before distortion and the one that was always whole.

You do not need to become someone new. You need to meet who you were before the noise.