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Shoes for 18 mo old
Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a
competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. |
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"-L." wrote in
oups.com: Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. rain boots? i hate velcro too, but Boo's preschool requests either slip on or velcro shoes so the kids can dress themselves to go out. there are 'slip-on' sneakers with stretchy elastic that looks like laces & also dressier looking shoes with the same feature. i bought tie sneakers from Baby Gap when my son was that age, just double knot the bow or you'll be forever retying. i have a personal preference for either cloth or real leather shoes. i *hate* plasticy shoes. they don't let the feet 'breathe'. check out the shoes/boots for toddlers at Baby Gap, Gymboree (which run large in my experience) or LLBean. lee -- war is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell |
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-L. wrote: Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. Stride Rite? Elefanten? Naturino? Most make fairly flexible shoes for kids that age. (A podiatrist friend always recommends Payless for kids' shoes. I'm a bit fanatical about One's shoes and have never done it, but I throw it out there for consideration.) Just curious as to why you don't like velcro. It serves the same purpose as a tie in giving the shoe a more *personalized* fit, but doesn't come untied (which in turn leads to tripping or shoes coming off), and is easier than ties to open wide for easier foot insertion. Its a savior for us with One's wide feet. Barbara |
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"-L." wrote in message oups.com... Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. I like the Stride Rite. |
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-L. wrote: Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. I think the consensus still seems to be keeping the sole flexible at that age. I didn't know about Robeez and such when my ds was that age, so his first few pairs of shoes were Nike's, simply because they were the most flexible soles I could find. (Much as I hated buying them, since they have such a bad rap as an employer!) They were even more flexible than the Stride Rite ones, and much cheaper. Dd (15 months) has Robeez, and I know that soon I'll need to buy her some more substantial shoes, so I'll probably go for Nikes again. (Ds' shoes are pretty worn out, so I'm hanging onto them mainly as backup shoes). Irene |
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I didn't spend and still don't spend a whole lot of money on shoes for the
girls. I would buy shoes from Kmart, Walmart, Payless, etc. Pretty soon I am sure they are going to want name brand stuff, but until then and/or they help pay for expensive shoes, I will continue to buy cheaper shoes. I have not had any problems at all with the type of shoes the girls have. At the age of your child, I had a flexible baby shoe, but most of the time, the girls went barefoot. -- Sue (mom to three girls) "-L." wrote in message oups.com... Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. |
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"-L." wrote in message oups.com... Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? I don't mind velcro, though I prefer zippers or slip-ons; I hate having to retie laces all the time. I do share your concern about flexible soles. I prefer the kids to be barefoot if they're in a place that's possible. Otherwise, I've had good luck with slip ons from Land's End. They also have tennies with zippers which are nice. I've also had good luck with Stride Rite and Nike. More expensive, though. He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. Ah, yes, I was sad when the kids outgrew their Robeez. Though DD did wear them outside quite a bit, I know they wouldn't work well if it's very wet. -- Jodi SAHM to Oliver (4 years) and Arwen (2 years) |
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"hobbes" wrote in
: "-L." wrote in message oups.com.. He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. Ah, yes, I was sad when the kids outgrew their Robeez. Though DD did wear them outside quite a bit, I know they wouldn't work well if it's very wet. you know, if you have a sewing machine & nominal skill, it's not that hard to make nice soft shoes... i make them for myself & my son for our Rennaisance costumes. you can have a cobbler (there are still cobblers or shoe repair folks in many larger cities not that i'd call Manchester NH a larger city g) put thicker soles on or use shoe goo to put rubber soles on for outdoor use. take a look at your library for Crafting Handmade Shoes by Sharon Raymond published by Lark Books 2002. it is out of print). for a toddler with fast growing feet, it can be a cheaper alternative. Boo had at least one period where he outgrew his shoes in 2 weeks i should have mentioned the Land's End slip ons before. Boo's had a pair of those for a year now & they take a LOT of abuse. they can get totally soaked puddle hopping & dry looking practically new, without the leather getting hard *and* dried mud (and manuresigh) brushes right off. lee -- war is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength 1984-George Orwell |
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Barbara wrote:
-L. wrote: Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. Just curious as to why you don't like velcro. It serves the same purpose as a tie in giving the shoe a more *personalized* fit, but doesn't come untied (which in turn leads to tripping or shoes coming off), and is easier than ties to open wide for easier foot insertion. Its a savior for us with One's wide feet. Barbara I'm not the OP, but I found that at 18 months, DS could undo his shoes quite easily and he would take off his shoes as soon as I put them on. It became quite the morning routine. Put left shoe on, put right shoe one (while DS is taking off the left shoe), put left shoe on (while DS is taking off the right shoe), repeat until I get DD to hold DS's hands. Never velcro again. Jeanne |
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Jeanne wrote: Barbara wrote: -L. wrote: Is there any real data about what kind or brand of shoes are best for a competent but young walker? DS is 18 mos and has been walking for 8 mos. Most of the shoes I see have velcro which I am not too thrilled about, and many seem stiff and or clunky (fashion over form). Is there a brand or style I should look for? He has Robeez and Bobux for inside - I need a substantial shoe for outdoors, since it is wet here most of the year. TIA for any input, -L. Just curious as to why you don't like velcro. It serves the same purpose as a tie in giving the shoe a more *personalized* fit, but doesn't come untied (which in turn leads to tripping or shoes coming off), and is easier than ties to open wide for easier foot insertion. Its a savior for us with One's wide feet. Barbara I'm not the OP, but I found that at 18 months, DS could undo his shoes quite easily and he would take off his shoes as soon as I put them on. It became quite the morning routine. Put left shoe on, put right shoe one (while DS is taking off the left shoe), put left shoe on (while DS is taking off the right shoe), repeat until I get DD to hold DS's hands. Never velcro again. Jeanne As I recall, ties didn't help much. Try it with twins this age: I think there were times I must have put on at least three dozen shoes before we could leave the house -- and at least as many socks! When they got a bit older, I just left the house with them barefoot, or didn't take them where they wanted to go! -- Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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