Ensure that the laces are adequately comfortable on both shoes. The proper lacing is demonstrated when the top eyelets are approximately 5/8” apart.
-If the top eyelets touch, then the shoe may be too wide.
-If the top eyelets are more than 5/8” apart, the shoe may be too narrow.
Check for slippage. Slipping in the heel or movement in the forefoot may indicate an incorrect size – the shoe should not be able to be pulled off by the heel once it has been fastened.
Observe your child walking in the shoes on carpeted areas – their gait should be steady and the shoe should be able to flex with the ball of the foot – If your child is tripping it could be because the sole unit of the shoe is inflexible and not bending with the foot when walking.
For the flat footed and the new and early walker - shoes with higher, stiffer backs will support the child’s gait relieving muscle strain.
Insoles with padding and good instep support are essential to support for the flatter foot and help prevent the feet rolling inwards.
In ‘Mary Jane’ and ‘T-Bar’ style shoes - your little finger should be able to run under and around the rim on top of the instep – if your little finger cannot do this comfortably it may mean the shoe is too tight or the girth is too shallow.
Built in space around the toe area ensures no pressure is applied to the front of the foot – gently squeeze the sides of the shoe, from the ball to the toe, to check for sufficient built in space. Those toes should be able to wiggle a little!
Check the break of the leather. Too much breaking or bunching of the leather in the forefoot is a sign that your foot is not filling the volume of the shoe and that the shoe may be too wide.
At birth the foot contains 22 partially developed bones.
Over the next 13 to 14 years many of these will fuse together to form the 26 bones that make up the mature adult foot.
The adult foot has 26 bones, 19 muscles, over 100 ligaments and thousands of nerve endings.
Around 70% of foot problems come from wearing the wrong footwear or ill-fitting shoes. The majority of these are caused by ill-fitting footwear worn as a child.
It will take approximately 18 years for a child’s foot to fully develop.
A baby’s foot will grow faster through the first 3 years of life than at any other time in their life.
In the first 10 years a child’s foot will grow about 6 inches bigger than the size of their feet at birth.
A baby’s foot arch does not fully develop until 2 or 3 years.
The foot has 250,000 sweat glands releasing about a quarter pint of perspiration every day - the baby’s foot perspires twice the rate as an adult!
The temperature inside a child’s shoe can reach 120 degrees!
Children take in excess of 18,000 steps a day! Most feet walk about 70,000 miles in a lifetime - that's four times around the earth!
Every time the foot hits the floor when walking it's the equivalent of twice your body weight. Running increases this to up to three times your body weight.
Choose shoes with soft and flexible upper and sole units to allow the natural movement and growth of the child’s foot
Buy shoes with breathing leather uppers – this will also enables the absorption of sweat
Where possible choose shoes with a fully adjustable fastening for a snug and secure fit.
Know your child’s foot – narrow, broad, high-instep, flat, long-toed – choose shoes designed to support their needs.
Check your child’s fit about every six to eight weeks and 3-4 months for infants and juniors.
Feet grow, on average, two full sizes (18mm) a year until four or five years of age when growth starts to slow down.
Buy synthetic socks or shoes as they won't allow your child's feet to breathe properly and this could lead to conditions such as athlete's foot. Synthetic materials will not stretch so far enough - the resulting pressure could damage a child's growing foot!
Put heels on your child! – remember their little bones are still very soft
Buy shoes without fasteners for the early and younger walkers – they will curl their toes up to keep the shoe on!
Put young children in socks or babygros that are too small for their feet. This could cause their toes to curl, which can result in permanent damage to the growing bones.
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