Ergonomics for children: Our top six (6)!
Children are naturally active and wiggly. As adults, there is a lot we can learn from them! They know what we have long forgotten – THE BODY IS DESIGNED TO MOVE!!! Children change their posture regularly, moving from desk, to floor, to beanbag, then hanging upside down, all driven naturally by the demands of what they are doing. Whilst it is most important to embrace and encourage these healthy, active postures, we must not forget to provide them with the right workstation set up when they do need to complete more intensive, sedentary tasks. The ever-increasing requirements for tablet and laptop use inhibit and restrict children’s' ability to move around. Often the desks that they are using are designed for adults! We need to enable them to...