Good posture is important for everyone.
But it's especially so for growing children, as it can impact their physical and mental development. We need to encourage our children to be confident in who or what they are and part of that confidence is displaying that in good posture. Many health-care professionals feel that poor posture is a significant cause of back pain. One study conducted in the mid-1970s concluded that sitting at a desk for eight hours a day, five days a week in an unsupported posture puts more stress on the disks, muscles and ligaments than any other posture, including standing. It's no great leap in logic also to conclude that working in this position, in pain, makes a person less efficient at their job.