What’s in the sack? That’s all they care about. Is it a rock or a rolled-up giraffe? Is it pickles or nickels or busted bicycles? And if we guess it, will you give us half? Do they ask where I’ve been ...

• Don’t overload. A loaded backpack should weigh no more than 15 percent of a child’s body weight. The American Physical Therapy Association and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recommends ...

Backpacks like these. Photo Credit: Lisa Risager on Wikimedia Commons North Island Credit Union has launched a school backpack drive to benefit local elementary and middle school students in ...

Fridays are a day of excitement for most elementary school children, but for those who rely on free school meals, weekends can bring feelings of uncertainty, according to the Jacobs & Cushman San ...

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres’ Manny Margo teamed up with the San Diego Food Bank and San Diego Toyota Dealers Thursday to help with the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program. The program gives backpacks ...

Kalia Roper, a seventh grader at St. James Academy in Solana Beach, was looking for an old backpack that would be easy to carry around on the crutches she had been using because of a knee injury.

Is your kid’s backpack too heavy? Florida pediatrician Gabriella Dauer is sounding the alarm on how kids who carry “large, heavy backpacks” can develop pain and injuries. Dauer’s solution comes in ...