I really thought I would cry when my daughter started walking. I wanted to cry – what a huge milestone. But I didn’t. Maybe because it happened little by little each day and wasn’t the “oh my gosh she’s walking!” moment I had imagined? Or maybe it was because I was thinking “oh man another thing to research and buy – SHOES!?”
I gave my daughter the official stamp of “new walker!” approval at 9.5 months when she could walk across the room unassisted without falling. This meant that I had at least 3 months less than I had hoped to do shoe research!
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I’ve consulted with several of my physical therapist colleagues and done a ton of research on this topic. As an occupational therapist, I am super well versed on body development, but the foot is not my area of expertise, I have, however, interacted with hundreds (?) of baby, toddler and kid shoes as I have worked with my clients on dressing tasks. Specifically, how to put on, tie and take off shoes. So I see and feel a lot of shoe brands!
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I hope I can make your life easier by passing along what I have learned!
the most important thing
Barefoot is best. As much as possible, allow your child to go barefoot! It helps with foot development, balance, motor planning and muscle strength. The one place I don’t like to encourage barefoot for new walkers is on pavement. Our human feet were not meant to pound the pavement barefoot; our ancestors who walked barefoot didn’t have to deal with this modern phenomenon!
As always, use your own research, consult with your doctor and always monitor your child while barefoot or with shoes!
Whats important
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Your child should be barefoot as much as possible, yes even in tummy time and while crawling; even socks can get in the way. If it’s cold where you live you can try some socks with traction, or preferably turn the heat up a notch or get a space heater just for the room you’re in.
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You get what you pay for! Yes, baby shoes are pricey. Yes, they annihilate them or run them into the ground faster than you would ever imagine. But a high quality shoe is important for foot development, breathability/skin health & safety (from the elements and unsafe objects that my be lingering outside).
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Flexibility is key. While your child should be barefoot as much as possible, they need shoes when walking around outside to protect them from everything including, but not limited to: dog poop, broken glass, sharp thorny sticks and nature objects. Given that, shoes as close to natural/barefoot are ideal. You should be able to flex the shoe about 40 degrees in your hand.
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