{"id":26879,"date":"2017-08-27T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/back-to-school-7-tips-for-finding-shoes-that-fit\/"},"modified":"2020-12-19T17:32:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T16:32:28","slug":"back-to-school-7-tips-for-finding-shoes-that-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/back-to-school-7-tips-for-finding-shoes-that-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school: 7 tips for finding shoes that fit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just in time for the start of the new school year, the Austrian research team \u201cChildren\u2019s Feet \u2013 Children\u2019s Shoes\u201d has summarized parents\u2019 most frequently asked questions in a handy reference sheet.  <p><strong>1. Tip: Don\u2019t rely on what your kids say!<\/strong><\/p> Why not? Children honestly can\u2019t tell if their shoes fit properly. In one of our most interesting experiments, we demonstrated that children can feel comfortable in shoes up to 4 sizes too small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Tip: Don\u2019t rely on shoe sizes! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not? Studies have shown that over 90% (!) of kids\u2019 shoes are labeled with the wrong size. Interestingly, the shoes are almost always shorter in length than they should be. (<em>Kinder in zu kurzen Schuhen<\/em>, P\u00e4diatrie &amp; Podologie 3, 2015. Note: This article is in German, but an English abstract is available) <p><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kinder_in_zu_kurzen_Schuhen_paediatrie_podologie_3_2015.pdf\">https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/00\/kinder_in_zu_kurzen_Schuhen_paediatrie_podologie_3_2015.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Tip: Shoes need to have 12 mm (\u00bd inch) extra space at the toe. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Feet in motion need this extra room, and if it\u2019s not available, the toes suffer. 12 mm (\u00bd inch) may sound like a lot, but it\u2019s only about as wide as the tip of an adult\u2019s pinky finger. In fact, new shoes can have up to 17 mm (\u00be inch) extra space (the width of your thumb).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Tip: Always measure both the length of the child\u2019s foot and the inside length of the shoes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? This lets you know right away if the shoes offer enough extra space. If buying shoes online, ask the seller to provide the inside length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Tip: Don\u2019t be afraid to re-use hand-me-down shoes.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not? Hand-me-down shoes are a sensible alternative from both an economical and environmental perspective, as long as they are not worn down unevenly and are at least 12-17 mm (\u00bd\u2013 \u00be inch) longer than the child\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Tip: You don\u2019t have to buy the most expensive shoes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not? Contaminant analyses conducted by consumer protection agencies Stiftung Warentest and \u00d6kotest have shown that expensive shoes are just as likely to contain contaminants as cheaper ones. Our own research has demonstrated that labeled shoe sizes can be dramatically misleading both in brand-name shoes and no-name footwear.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Tip: When in doubt, ask an expert (us!). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Around 98% of all children are born with healthy feet, but some 40% of adults have podiatric complaints. Talk to us: <a href=\"mailto:info@kidsfeet.info\">info@kidsfeet.info<\/a><br><p><br><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for the start of the new school year, the Austrian research team \u201cChildren\u2019s Feet \u2013 Children\u2019s Shoes\u201d has summarized parents\u2019 most frequently asked questions in a handy reference sheet. 1. Tip: Don\u2019t rely on what your kids say! Why not? Children honestly can\u2019t tell if their shoes fit properly. In one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[136,137,135,131],"class_list":["post-26879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-12-mm-1-2-inch-extra-space","tag-re-use-hand-me-down-shoes","tag-shoes-that-fit","tag-too-short-shoes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}