At times, the carelessness of some parents is simply amazing. When it is time for their child to go to first grade, and it comes to organizing his study area at home, adult educated people wave their hands: "Now there are more than enough furniture stores where you will be offered any kind of chair for a first grader, how to choose it is not a problem . As a last resort ... "I don’t want to listen to further speeches about the fact that any office or computer chair (most importantly, inexpensive) will fit the child for study.
Believe me, the words of one clever pediatrician: "The more correctly you select a chair for a first grader, the thinner his medical record will be" - not an abstract metaphor. Too much in the human body depends on the correct position of the spine, which protects the
spinal cord from external influences
. And if the
chair for the student is too low or excessively high, if he provokes the child to search for the most comfortable posture, far from the correct one, this is a direct path to curvature of the spine. Do not be surprised then to complaints of headaches and constant fatigue, medical diagnoses of "scoliosis", "kyphosis", "circulatory disorders." And the incorrect body position formed by hours of sitting is more and more difficult to correct every year.
But all these problems can be solved even before they arise by choosing the right chair for the first grader. And, of course, not forgetting to explain to him how important
correct posture is for his health
.Immediately place three bold crosses on the office and computer chairs, as well as on chairs with wheels. You must clearly understand that the first two products are designed for adults with an already formed spine, ready to perceive serious loads. The wheels will constantly provoke the child to skate around the room, and it will be difficult for him to concentrate on homework. Hence the conclusion: a chair for a first grader should only be stationary, and its back should be rigidly fixed.
The ideal position at the
desk looks like this: the child’s back is adjacent to the back of the chair, the lower back is to its base, the seat is shorter than the hips, that is, it does not reach the popliteal fossae, the rule of three right angles is observed - between the back and hips, at the elbows and in the knees. The height of the chair seat from the floor for a child aged 5-6 years (growth group 100-115 cm) should be 30 cm.
This means that the child’s feet must be on the floor. If you choose an adjustable chair for a first grader - this is easy to achieve. If it is impossible to change the height of the chair, there are two ways: either to abandon it altogether, or use a footrest (or, alternatively, a horizontal bar in the table).
In general, the acquisition of an adjustable chair is not only the ease of adjusting the position at the table, but also a long-term purchase. Do not forget that your child is still growing and growing. So let the chair do it with him!
And further. Even a perfectly selected chair for a first grader does not mean that it can be left to chance. At first, carefully monitor how the child sits during the homework. Gradually, he will get used to maintaining proper posture. And the process of getting used to speed up the right chair, providing proper comfort. That's where zeal and perseverance come from, and subsequently excellent grades! A healthy spine is attached.