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End of the holidays: 7 tips for choosing the right children’s shoes (and socks)
It’s nearly time for nursery and school to start – time for new children’s shoes. For many parents, buying them is a nightmare. Here’s how to make it child’s play. The Austrian research team “Children’s Feet – Children’s Shoes” has summarized the most common questions...
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,...

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.





