{"id":26936,"date":"2015-10-01T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/pre-school-health-risk-too-small-indoor-shoes\/"},"modified":"2020-12-19T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T16:43:37","slug":"pre-school-health-risk-too-small-indoor-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinderfuesse.com\/en\/pre-school-health-risk-too-small-indoor-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-School Health Risk: Too-Small Indoor Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most European kids wear house slippers or other indoor shoes in pre-school and kindergarten. According to a recent study conducted by the \u201cChildren\u2019s Feet \u2013 Children\u2019s Shoes\u201d research team in cooperation with the Salzburg Regional Health Insurance Fund, over half of these kids are wearing shoes that are too short in length.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five-year-old Lea thinks \u201cDo your shoes fit?\u201d is a silly question. Of course they do \u2013 they\u2019re her favorite shoes! \r\nBut both Lea and her mom are surprised by the results of the researchers\u2019 examination: Leas\u2019s shoes are four sizes too small.  \u201cThis was a particularly drastic case in this year\u2019s investigation,\u201d says Dr. Wieland Kinz, head of the research team. But even if most kids aren\u2019t wearing shoes four sizes too small, over 60% of the 283 children tested were wearing indoor shoes that were too short in length.\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers have found two reasons for this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First, most children\u2019s shoes are mislabeled: The size marked on the outside of the shoe is not the size on the inside. Over 90% of all children\u2019s shoes are shorter in length than they should be \u2013 up to six sizes too short. In Lea\u2019s case: The shoe was marked a size 28, but the inside measurement was only as long as a size 22. There is no legally required standard for shoe sizes, which allows manufacturers to print whatever size they want on their shoes. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Second, young children can\u2019t tell if their shoes are too small. Studies have shown that children up to age 10 will often claim that too-small shoes fit comfortably. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a serious health risk: Too-short shoes can cause damage to children\u2019s feet, often resulting in a permanent deformation of the toes, for example hallux valgus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a good fit, children\u2019s shoes need at least 12 mm of extra length at the toe. You can test this yourself easily with a simple cardboard template: Have your child stand on a piece of cardboard and trace the outline of her foot. Add 12mm to the end of the longest toe and cut a strip, about as wide as 2 fingers, from the longest part of the outline. If the cardboard strip can\u2019t fit in the shoe without buckling, the shoe is too short. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most European kids wear house slippers or other indoor shoes in pre-school and kindergarten. According to a recent study conducted by the \u201cChildren\u2019s Feet \u2013 Children\u2019s Shoes\u201d research team in cooperation with the Salzburg Regional Health Insurance Fund, over half of these kids are wearing shoes that are too short in length. 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