Bad children's furniture becomes a health killer

The size is not right, the height is not right, the hardness is not right

Just after June 1, the holiday is coming, and many parents have the idea of ​​buying furniture for their children. Did you know that furniture that is not brightly colored and reduced in size can be called children's furniture? Some "pseudo-children's furniture" on the market are quietly affecting children's health.

Parents who want to provide their children with the best living and learning environment, please check whether your heart is in the right place. The whole set of children's furniture you have chosen with great care may affect the children's healthy growth because they are not professional enough; the functional furniture products you spend heavily on may also be wasted because of improper use; you have worked hard to design and produce Learning desks and chairs are more likely to cause physical harm to children because of ergonomics ...

When it comes to paying attention to the health of children, parents should correct the wrong mode of thinking. The more eye-catching the better, the more expensive the better. It is the right way to choose professional furniture that truly allows children to develop healthy sitting, walking, and lying habits, and learn to use it scientifically.

● Unprofessional "pseudo-child furniture"

May become a health "killer"

Low back pain, slight hunchback, decreased vision, and lack of energy. If your child has the above symptoms, it may be related to the lack of professional furniture. In recent years, many medical reports at home and abroad have pointed out that the invisible diseases of the spine and body shape that young people often have are closely related to the irregular postures of sitting, standing, walking and lying in childhood. Those "fake children's furniture" that seem to be in shape and colorful are affecting the children's health.

Buying children's furniture does not require expensive or strong visual effects. It only requires a certain professionalism and environmental protection. Many people in the industry give the above suggestions on the precautions for buying children's furniture. So, what is professional? In fact, the reduced size, bright colors, rounded corners, these features have always been respected by the seller, and there are still some gaps with professional children's furniture, they are just business assistants to distinguish between adult furniture and children's furniture.

On the issue of professional children's furniture, Zhang Huiqi, deputy general manager of Kang Pule Furniture, who has a certain research on young people's homes, said that according to the changes in children's age and height, it can be adjusted up and down a few centimeters to give each child's spine enough support Desk chair; a study chair that can adjust the inclination of the backrest according to the body weight to give the child enough shoulder support; can take into account the needs of special people such as mobility difficulties or low IQ, adopt a barrier-free design and a fixed storage table Wait. The above furniture may not be eye-catching, but it can provide more professional help for growing children.

● Poor correction of sitting and lying posture from childhood

Little children have no feelings about how some of their mistakes will affect their health in the future. If the correct sitting and lying habits are not developed due to hours, resulting in problems with the spine, posture, and eyesight, it will be difficult to improve greatly after growing up. Zhang Mi, a designer of Harry's wooden house, a teenager furniture brand under the Top 100 Furniture, said that as a professional furniture designer, he has met many parents who want to change the child's sitting and lying habits through functional furniture. Overcome the problems of children sitting and lying posture, and let them play, learn and rest on adult furniture from an early age. The wrong size, height, height, and softness are the source of bad habits. It can be seen that the correction of sitting and lying habits of life must start from childhood.

So, what kind of chair do you use, what kind of table do you use, what kind of bed do you use to keep bad habits away from children? In this regard, Zhang Huiqi gives some data and suggestions for reference (see table). She suggested that almost all seats can now be adjusted in height, and the writing table also has several height changes, but no one gave a detailed "height adjustment table." Children can only feel that the seat is too high or too short, but when the height is about the same, they can no longer accurately feel the small flaws in comfort and practicality, and these flaws are harmful to health at this time. In fact, from the age of 3 or 4 until the age of 20 or more, as the child's height increases, what height should the seat desk be adjusted to be suitable for the child's use at every age? Should not be ignored. The smaller the bed, the more the child should sleep in a hard bed, which is more conducive to the healthy growth of the spine and bones.

● Do n’t ignore furniture accessories, it can help develop intelligence

Buying a set of safe, environmentally friendly and professional children's furniture does require a relatively high budget. Even though these products can help children adjust their sitting and lying posture, some consumers will still take the second place because of limited financial ability. Adult furniture is thrown to children. In fact, as long as you choose the right thing, you can regulate your child's lifestyle and develop intelligence without spending a lot of money. According to the author's understanding, some children's furniture brands have developed a series of accessories in addition to designing large pieces of furniture in order to allow more children to develop good habits through household products. Bookshelves that are as large as the height of the shelves can be adjusted at will, as well as removable and disassembled drawers or trolleys, as small as cartoon storage baskets and wooden horses, are all affordable and easy to buy.

For children, the habit of subconsciously growing up is more ingrained than the habit of being forced to grow up when growing up, and it is also easier to accept and continue. Therefore, designer Zhang Mi thought of this good method for parents who cannot afford professional children's furniture: use furniture accessories to help children standardize their lives and develop intelligence.

● Children's furniture is not suitable for DIY

Can find professionals to customize

Young parents who advocate that life is ubiquitous, like to make furniture for their children, and professionals do not agree with this practice. Zhang Mi believes that although the design of children's furniture is not very deep, but it belongs to the category of industrial design, the theoretical basis required is also closely related to ergonomics. If you do n’t understand the above information, and make furniture that does not match the structure, size, and height of the child, it will have a subtle effect on the child ’s physical development, which is not worth the loss.

So, what should I do if I don't understand design theory and want to customize several easy-to-use and durable furniture for my child? This newspaper also visited the Red Star Macalline East Fourth Ring Store last weekend with this problem. The author found that in addition to some children's furniture brands, the top 100, Feimei, Shangpin house accessories and other panel furniture brands also accept customization. Shopping guides have said that it is no problem to design furniture for children. After you take the design schematic or tell the designer to the store, they will naturally perfect and modify your creativity to help you keep your design in check. In addition, although it is a non-standard product, if it is not shaped, the price will not change much compared to the standard product. This version of the text and photo / Wang Sifei

● Worth learning ●

Chair height indication: When the chair height is adjusted to the knee center (slightly lower), the thighs will not feel pressure

This mattress is divided into 5 areas from hard to soft, which can provide a sleeping environment for children aged 1-20 (Yikasi)

This set of desk and chair, in addition to fine-tuning the height of the child, the angle can also be adjusted (Kang Pu Le)

This kind of solid wood children's furniture, while ensuring environmental protection, has also made use of the degree of convenience (Top 100 Harry Chalet)

Children's furniture abroad incorporates pet shapes and puzzle elements into the design this year to inspire children's intelligence (Colombini)

Parents who buy children's furniture don't make their own claims, take their children to try and play together, let them participate in more practical

● Viewpoints ●

Domestic children's furniture lacks "intimate design" spokesperson: Chen Xiaotai, chairman of Top 100 Furniture

Chinese furniture lacks mature original design and has been discussed by the industry and outside for many years, and it has gradually been valued and improved. However, while paying attention to the original problem of adult furniture, they have neglected the children's furniture industry, which needs professional original design, and it is the plagiarism. Chen Xiaotai said that Chinese children are very different from foreign children in height, weight, preferences and living habits. Therefore, the use of products made from foreign children's furniture as a model often causes inconvenience and unhappiness in their use. In fact, children more urgently need professional and considerate exclusive furniture design than adults. In this regard, I hope that children's furniture manufacturers can improve in time.

Frequent updating of products is worse than correcting hidden dangers

Speaker: Sun Shuwei, deputy general manager of A Home (Songbao Kingdom, Happy Inn, Xingxing Cable, etc.)

Professionals believe that when buying children's furniture, consumers should focus on finding the classic product with many years of history. The reason is very simple. Children's furniture needs safety, environmental protection, powerful functionality and professionalism. There are some instability factors in the newly developed products. However, after years of accumulation and repeated perfection of classic products, they are definitely more useful. Safe and considerate. In response to this problem, Sun Shuwei also suggested that many children's furniture manufacturers, rather than frequently update their products, it is better to step down to upgrade existing furniture and provide consumers with more professional products and services.

Children's furniture should be inspiring

Speaker: Anmanolo Colombini, head of children ’s furniture in Colombini, Italy

No one will question the acceptability and adaptability of children, because there has been medical evidence that human childhood learning and cognitive ability is the strongest and most durable. So, in addition to the basic functions of children's furniture, where should they work? Colombini believes that, according to the characteristics of children, intellectually inspired designs should be essential in every piece of children's furniture. For example, Colombini has integrated pet modeling and puzzle elements into the product this year. On the one hand, he hopes that children can find the infinite fun of life from it. On the other hand, he hopes that the geometric patterns of the puzzle and various ways of matching can bring subtle changes to children Intellectual inspiration.

Children's bed support method is more particular

Speaker: Ba Yingxue, Manager of Mattress of Spain

Domestic children's furniture has not developed to the level of subdivision, but children who are in the developmental stage need professional furniture to help them grow up healthily. The younger the child, the harder the bed should be, but this does not mean that an adult's hard mattress can satisfy them. In the part of children's mattresses, the development and attention of the domestic market is almost zero. Ba Yingxue suggested that as children's height and weight increase, the softness and firmness of the mattress should also be adjusted. Mattresses in the five age groups of 1-5 years old, 5-7 years old, 8-10 years old, 11-13 years old, 14-18 years old should be fine-tuned in order from hard to soft.

● Discovery ●

The price increase of some children's solid wood furniture makes no sense

Last Saturday, I visited the children ’s furniture area of ​​Red Star Macalline East Fourth Ring Store. When I asked if the price of children ’s solid wood furniture had also increased, the answer was: Adult solid wood furniture has already increased by about 25% this year. Since solid wood is also used as the raw material, children's solid wood furniture has naturally adjusted its price in accordance with this increase. In response to this statement, Sun Shuwei, deputy general manager of A Home Furnishing, acting as a proxy for several children's furniture brands, corrected them and reminded consumers that adult solid wood furniture is mostly made of elm and walnut wood, while children's solid wood furniture is mainly pine wood It is far inferior to elm and walnut in terms of price and preciousness. Therefore, the increase in the cost of raw materials for children's solid wood furniture is limited, and the increase in the price of finished products should also be slightly lower than that of adult furniture.

Whether children's furniture conforms to "ergonomics"

There is no standard check

The ergonomics and beneficial to the health of children are the recommended words of most young furniture brands, but are these furniture really ergonomic? Top 100 furniture designer Zhang Mi said that at present, there is no special standard for the detection of children's furniture function, quality and environmental protection. All the national standards for adult furniture are used as the entry threshold. This means that the question of whether many children's furniture products on the market comply with ergonomics is not yet a standard, nor is there a professional department to ask.