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It is never easy buying shoes for little kids. There is always the growing concern that certain types of footwear might or might not be suitable for young children. So how do you know what to look out for when buying these kinds of baby or children's apparel?

Yes, shoes are just about the hardest things to buy. Many parents are just lost when it comes to picking out the right type of footwear, especially for children under the age of five. Back in the past we were told that good shoes were ones made of quality leather, and offered good heel as well as ankle support. However, this is now not the case. The best type of footwear is wearing nothing at all!

As a matter of fact, so many types of children's shoes available in the market these days just do not have proper heel support. The foot arch is another very important area to take note of as well. A lot of children who develop foot deformities and other related problems are usually found to have shoes that offer no such support during the most crucial developmental stages of their lives. To prevent these problems from happening, going barefoot is probably the most ideal.

However we can't just let kids run around with no shoes on because of the potential dangers that lie on the ground such as bits of glass or even sharp needles. The best thing to do here is to look for quality soft leather shoes that will promote proper foot growth. Look for shoes that give your child good quality ankle support, arch support as well as flex. The shoes need to be made of the softest leather and not restrict movement or growth.

Now when you go out shopping for shoes, don't just pick the ones with the highest price tags on them. Expensive shoes are not always the best ones. In fact, most of the time you're just paying for the brand-name and not necessarily the quality of the shoe. In terms of foot safety, some of the cheap ones are just as good as the designer brands (bear in mind that barefoot is usually best).

It is a shocking fact, but many publishers are actually based on the full-sized shoe version. Meaning that the shape is exactly the same in both child and adult versions. This is bad because children's feet are shaped differently from adults. The big toe of a young child is actually much bigger a ratio if you compare it to a grown-ups foot. Buying a miniature version of an adult shoe for your baby is just asking for foot related problems to happen!

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