Who do you agree with??

[Anonymous]

I spoke to two different PTs (physical therapists) about young kids wearing shoes in the house and two of them said different things. One said “going barefoot is the way to go in the house b/c the feet of such young babies are not developed yet” (I was talking about kids Ariella’s age) and the other one said “no way, they need shoes with good arch support even indoors”. I tried to google this question but didn’t really come up with any info on the subject. Which PT do you agree with??

[Anonymous]

I say the first one simply because I don’t think babies really have arches at that age. I’m probably wrong, but Ben’s feet are so chubby, there is no arch at all, so what would I be supporting??? Plus, I can tell that he walks better and less wobbly when he is in his socks or bare feet vs. his shoes. I think they need that extra balance at first.

[Anonymous]

Naomi, that’s what she said. She said that there is no arch but rather a fatty tissue at this age.

[Anonymous]

We don’t do shoes in the house. I don’t know if it’s right, it’s just what we prefer. Dh and I don’t wear our shoes in the house and Kaelyn always wants to do what we do (and Alex likes to do what Kaelyn does!)

[Anonymous]

Alana never wore shoes inside before she got a pair of crocs for christmas. I’m not sure if you have crocs in the US. They are a rubber type slip on shoe. WEll she needs to wear the ALL day and cracks it big time when they come of. Like Ben, Alana has no arch whatsover, just a fair bit of fat and like Kim and co we don’t normally wear shoes inside anyway. So whatever the right or wrong is there are generally no shoes on inside (except for CROCS).

[hellbennt]

we all take our shoes off when we walk in the door. my house is all wood floor & tile and the thought of everybody tracking ‘outside’ dirt through the house makes me crazy. I am not a neat freak, far from it! You should see my clutter

but anyway, I also see that Ari walks better with bare feet or soft soled shoesies. It’s warm here so we dont usually need socks indoors, but if it’s a bit chilly, then soft soled shoesies do the trick (adults and Jonah wear socks in that case)…

[Anonymous]

We’ve always kicked off our shoes as soon as we entered the house too! I’ve also heard that barefoot is best for little ones, so I’d go with that first PT too.

Therese, we love our Crocs here!! At first I made fun of them and people who wore them, but now I love them!! I plan on getting Dagney a pair for the summer here!

[Anonymous]

I’m not a physio, but I’ve worked with a lot of physios (I’m an OT) and Hailey had experience with pediatric physio as well. My understanding is that early on, it’s better not to wear shoes- helps them to facilitate balance and learn to walk well. So, no shoes inside the house. The only time they need shoes is when they go outside and will be walking where their feet can get injured by things on the ground. My understanding was that she shoe was really for protection, rather than arch support at that age. As they get a bit older and are involved in a lot of sports etc, then I have tried to get them a pair of good fitting shoes.

[Anonymous]

Danika my oldest did not wear any shoes when she first statred to walk, like Naomi’s lo , Danika had chubby feet and still does, so at 2yo when we are at home she does not wear any shoes. I always heard not to let them wear any shoes when they first start wo walk.

[Anonymous]

with all of my kids i don’t think this is an issue that was an issue to me. my kids had feet that were too fat for shoes—-elliot’s first pair was a size 4. i didn’t put shoes on them much when they were little—-mostly only for church and even then, only because they were cute. kevieb2008-01-18 15:47:13

[Anonymous]

with all of my kids i don’t think this is an issue that was an issue to me. my kids had feet that were too fat for shoes—-elliot’s first pair was a size 4. i didn’t put shoes on them much when they were little—-mostly only for church and even then, only because they were cute.

[Anonymous]

I was always told to keep Isaac barefoot until he could walk well

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