Children’s feet – Children’s shoes

Science for everyday life

How much room does a foot need in the shoe?

12 mm is the minimum clearance a shoe should be longer than the foot. We know from research that the feet of 3-6 year old children grow about 1 mm per month (length). Seen in this way, shoes with 12 mm clearance would be too short again after just one month.
That’s why we asked ourselves what maximum margin we can recommend so that the shoes fit for a few months. During children’s foot measurement days, we always had children with us who wore quite long shoes. We discovered that a 17 mm clearance can easily be recommended as the maximum clearance.

When does my child need their first shoes?

Take your time with the first shoes! Just because the little feet are already tapping around doesn’t mean that you should get shoes. Small feet develop best without shoes.

Buying children's shoes online: what's the best way to do it?

Again and again parents tell us how difficult it is to buy children’s shoes online: Because the shoe sizes of children’s shoes are usually wrong and we found deviations of up to 5 sizes in our studies, parents usually order several shoe sizes in the online shop. And when you are lucky enough to fit a pair, the others have to be sent back. How to buy suitable children’s shoes online:

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News from the kids feet-kids shoes team

Press releases, new research results & tips about children’s shoes

Kids’ shoes: Girls win, boys lose

Kids’ shoes: Girls win, boys lose

27. January 2018 |

The majority of children wear shoes that are too short for their feet. The Austrian research team “Children’s Feet – Children’s Shoes” and the regional insurance provider Gebietskrankenkasse Salzburg investigated how to improve this situation, and the results were...

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Back to school: 7 tips for finding shoes that fit

Back to school: 7 tips for finding shoes that fit

27. August 2017 |

Just in time for the start of the new school year, the Austrian research team “Children’s Feet – Children’s Shoes” has summarized parents’ most frequently asked questions in a handy reference sheet. 1. Tip: Don’t rely on what your kids say! Why not? Children honestly...

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Children’s feet – children’s shoes

Everything you need to know about little feet and shoes.

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