How to buy the first shoes for a child

Often parents are amazed at how quickly children grow up. It seems that only yesterday the baby was brought from the maternity hospital, and today the baby is doing his first (and perhaps not the first) steps. It is at this point that my mom and father ask the question: "Maybe it's time to buy shoes for a child?". In fact, shoes are worth buying only when the kid starts walking outdoors. It will be necessary for him not to hurt his feet.

All people when walking rely on 3 points: the calcaneus, the first joint and the plus-phalangeal joint. In order to support the weight of the child were exactly these points, we also need correctly selected shoes. Today we will tell you about how to buy the first shoes for a child.

When choosing shoes, you should pay attention to the following criteria:

1. The size of shoes. The kid does not feel his shoes and can stomp in the shoes, both 3 sizes smaller, and 2 more than his leg. But you can not buy shoes for growth in any case, since it is in the first 1,5-2 years that the baby's leg is formed most of all. Shoes must be exactly in size! The size should be determined by your pediatrician when examining the child. And do not forget about the fact that many firms produce small and large.

2. Do not forget about the mandatory distance between the toe of the shoe and the thumb of your baby, it should be 5-8 millimeters, and if the leg is plump, then all ten. When choosing a winter shoe, the distance increases to 15 millimeters for warm socks.

3. Material. Children's shoes must be made of natural materials. If the shoes are made of synthetic fabric, the baby's leg will overheat and deform in them. Leather, dense cotton fabric, the material must breathe, so the ideal shoes are shoes "in the hole". The material should not be too heavy, so that it is not difficult for a child to walk. When choosing leather shoes, pay attention to the smell. If there is a smell of rubber, this indicates that the skin used in the manufacture of shoes is of poor quality.

4. Heel. It should be high, stiff, not elastic. When pressing a finger, it should not crush. Do not shackle the movements and rub the corns. Should help the child maintain balance and fix his leg. Shoes with ribbons on the heel should be bought to the child only when the foot is formed, that is, not earlier than 5-7 years.

5. The inner edge of the shoe. It should not be rounded, it can only be straight.

6. Sock of shoes. It should be closed so that the baby does not damage his fingers while walking and running. It will be better to choose rounded, and in no case should the shoes not be sharp-nosed, and when running, the kid may stop.

7. Clasp. The best fasteners are Velcro, and the ideal number is 3-4 pieces. With their help, parents can control how tightly they are tightened, so that the shoes do not hang on the legs and do not squeeze. And if you still decide to buy shoes with laces, then it is worthwhile to tie them not by one, but by two knots, so that they do not untie themselves, and the child does not stammer on them. Avoid shoes with a zipper that can pinch the baby's leg.

8. The child's heel must slide when walking.

9. Outsole. Must be firm, flexible and elastic. Check your child's shoes that you put an eye on, or not just. It is enough to bend it with your hands. The sole should not be slippery, but should have a relief surface.

10. The heel. Only wide and square, with a height of about 3 millimeters, it is possible and higher, but its height in no case should not exceed 15 millimeters.

11. Stupinator (orthopedic insole). You decide whether you need it. It is necessary to correctly form the longitudinal arch of the foot and protect the parents and the child from future brands with flat feet.

12. "Sounding" shoes. Children like it when something goes off at each step, so they want to walk with their feet more and more. It can also help parents with poor eyesight to follow their child. But do not forget that many around it is pretty annoying.

And, of course, one of the most important: the child himself should like his shoes. This will encourage him to walk. After all, girls also like to walk around the house in new shoes, do not they?

Shoes must be tried on. When trying to let the child walk in it, it will be seen by his walk whether the shoes fit him or not. After the child has gone through, remove the shoes and socks, and if the stalk has red spots, then the shoes are tight or not rubbed, and you can not buy them in any case. But no matter how much your child does not walk in shoes, we must not forget to arrange 15-20 "barefoot" minutes per day. Do the child massage on the feet: rub, remember them in the palms of your hands. The child should 5-10 minutes a day to stomp on the massage board.

Now you know how to buy the first shoes for a child.