How to choose children's shoes?

It does not matter if the child is just a year old or your child is about to move into the fifth grade, the main rule is always high-quality and comfortable shoes. Remember, the baby's leg keeps growing anddevelops. Incorrectly picking up shoes, you run the risk of harming the developing feet of the baby. Therefore, both tight and excessively large shoes are harmful. In a tightly clamped foot, blood circulation is disturbed, the foot is deformed. In addition, too tight shoes in cold weather will only contribute to the cold of the child, because in tight shoes, the feet freeze faster than shoes in size. You should not succumb to the temptation and buy a child shoes several sizes larger (to grow) and thus save. In excessively spacious shoes, the child's leg is fixed badly and hangs.

For children's shoes are ideal natural materials: leather, textiles. All kinds of substitutes are highly undesirable - they do not pass air well, are not hygroscopic, legs in such shoes sweat more.

When buying shoes for a baby who is not walking or just learning to walk, you should choose soft shoes with flexible sole. Such shoes should not interfere with the movements of the child. The back of the shoe should be compacted and it is good to fix the leg of the baby. However, the backdrop should not in any case be rubbed - the baby should not experience discomfort when wearing shoes. In addition, for the youngest, it is better to choose shoes with Velcro. Such shoes are easier to wear and it will be easier for a child to learn how to be trained.

When choosing shoes for a child on cold season should be guided by several criteria. So, the sole of the winter and autumn-spring shoes must necessarily be corrugated, thick, strong and flexible. It is better if the sole of the shoes for the child is not simply glued, but fixed by glue-casting method - so the water will not get inside. Also, to protect against moisture, leather shoes should be covered with a special water-repellent compound.

The legs of the child should not be cold nor hot in any season. The freezing of the legs leads to frequent colds, and overheating leads to increased sweating and discomfort.

Summer shoes for the little ones Do not open your toes very much, because a child can easily injure them on pebbles, branches, etc.

In this way, the main requirements for children's shoes this:

• naturalness


• strength


• flexibility


• hygroscopicity


• convenience

And, finally, a little recommendation. If your child is older, trybuy shoes with him, because not always even an accurate knowledge of the size of the foot allows you to buy a suitable pair. In addition, the habit of buying only high-quality and comfortable shoes is useful for your child in the future, when he will choose his own sneakers, shoes or shoes.