Baby Walking Shoes

Shoes are important apparel for your baby. The next stage of your baby’s shoes requirement is when your baby begins to walk. The outward fashion or style of the shoe is less important than the protection and guidance a baby gets from those shoes.

When the baby reaches the walking stage, it is time to spend a bit more on a shoe that will support the baby and protect his/her little feet and ankles well. When your child is getting bigger, proper shoes should protect little feet from common dangers, while supporting the ankles and encouraging the baby to walk with the feet flat on the ground, rather than on tiptoe.

In the first three years, your child’s feet undergo their most rapid growth and the average will grow several sizes. In fact, children’s feet are not fully formed until their teens.

Sizing is different from manufacturer to manufacturer, and sizes will often vary from brand to brand. So, it is important to ‘try on’ shoes even when you are pretty sure of the correct size. Avoid the impulse to buy a size too big so they will ‘last longer’ - because when you first buy them they are not even performing their proper function.

Leather is the most popular material for children’s shoes because it lets air in while keeping moisture out, meaning feet stay cool and dry in most conditions. This is important because a child’s foot perspires twice as much as an adult’s. And since kids are tougher on shoes than adults, leather is also more popular than other materials because of its durability.

The other key aspect of a new-walker’s shoes is the stiffness and grip of the soles, preventing the toddler from slipping and protecting from sharp objects while supporting the proper position and angle of the feet and ankles.

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