Children’s feet – Children’s shoes
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Plus 12: So that children’s shoes fit!
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News from the kids feet-kids shoes team
Press releases, new research results & tips about children’s shoes
Why do the toes of socks look so strange?
We thought the same thing when we were examining kids’ feet in preschools. That’s when we noticed that many children were wearing socks that are far too short and too tight. So we started measuring the length and width of the children's feet, first in socks and then...
Barefoot during lockdown
Are you careful about selecting well-fitting children’s shoes to keep feet healthy? That's good, but there’s something even better. A new study shows that going barefoot has more benefits than previously suspected. In Japan, a team of Austrian researchers were told,...
Children’s shoes: Manufacturers’ sizes incorrect
Inaccurate and misleading sizing is one of the main reasons over half of all children wear shoes that are too small. A current study shows just how dramatic the situation really is: 86% of all children?s shoes are smaller than indicated by the labelled size. How can...