Help! My one year old will not wear socks!?

Question

Any suggestions on how to keep my one year old in a pair of socks? I can't make him wear shoes all the time as he does need to rest his tootsies and I definetely cannot put a footed sleeper on him all the time as he is very hot natured. He will take them off constantly, in the grocery store, in his baby bed, in the floor crawling around, anywhere. This is starting to become very expensive because sometimes those socks end up getting lost if I am not right there with him when he takes them off (ie, his dad takes him to the grocery store!) Any serious suggestions and please nothing harmful or mean to the baby, I don't want to hurt him, just keep his feet warm.

I do put shoes on him when we go out (but I can't make his dad put shoes on him when they do) and yes his shoes do properly fit him. Also I do keep my house at approximately 72 degrees whish is quite warm, but I have hardwood floors and don't won't him cold, so yes my house is warm

Answer 1

My daughter is the same way! She hates her pants and her socks and she takes them off once we are in the car seat! BUT there is a lil slipper called "Robbeez" they are very cute and they snug around the ankle pretty good and my daughter and son cant pull them off. They are at Bonnie Togs or other specialty baby stores. I know Walmart has a fake version of them but they dont work as well. Good luck with the sock pulling

Answer 2

I was the same way (ok, I still am!). Don't worry, be patient. I wish I could tell you that your toddler will outgrow the situation but I'm afraid I didn't. I'm 47 and am continually loosing my shoes (socks I manage to keep on my feet). They just dissapear or I'll forget them. I've gotten 1/2 way to work on a number of occasions and realized I was barefoot, even in the winter. If your baby's feet get cold enough they'll learn to put on shoes and keep them on. In the mean time, don't worry about society, do what is best for the baby and let them explore and learn, even with their feet.

Answer 3

I don't worry about it at home. Out, of course keep shoes on him, but at home I wouldn't worry. My daughter is 2 and always has taken her socks off at home if she's not wearing shoes. If your house is warm, and the rest of him is warm, cold feet aren't that big of an issue. And they won't get so cold it will be of harm to him. Maybe you could get him a pair of slippers that he would like wearing around the house. My daughter thought they were cool when my mom got her some! Otherwise, don't worry about it! It obviously doesn't bother him any!

Answer 4

well if he's wearing properly fitted shoes, then he shouldn't be able to kick them off. Seriously, there's nothing you can do! You can't train or reason with baby LOL! And there's nothing wrong with him walking around barefoot at home. I don't think your house is that cold is it?

My friend used to do this with her 18 month old at the park in the summer when he wouldn't keep his hat on and she didn't want him to get burned: she took him out of the stroller, placed him in the sand, if he took the hat off, she put him back in the stroller for a minute and said "Hat stays on", then took him out again. She sometimes spent an hour repeating that cycle, but he eventually learned. You could try something like that.

Answer 5

lol, my daughter is 13 months old and I can't get her to keep them on either. One thing I find that works is to find a slipper shoe, or very soft shoe that doesn't bother her as much, and she leaves it alone, along with the socks. I know with her, I also put tights on under her pants because it's cold anyways and then she can't get them off. I hope something helps! I know exactly how you feel! The other day I found 7 socks under the seats in the car, and 2 in the garage. Oh, and she puts them in her toy box, and under the couch.

Answer 6

i also had kids that didn't like to wear shoes and socks. at a certain age all babies/toddelrs want to explore their individuality, like pulling off shoes/socks, pulling off the diaper. i have grappled with these also. i found that buying pants that had elastic at the ankles, and buying socks that fit well, and pulled up above the midshin, togetheer made it difficult fot my toodler to take them off, and they soon found something else of interest. there are places you don't want your little ones to go barefoot because of injury or disease[hospitals], try using a shoe that fits well, and ties, preferably one with ankle support, and it will be much more difficult to get them off. there is no reason why you can't let the tot sleep barefoot, unless of really cold conditions. so cut those feet off the sleepers, or buy ones that don't have feet. let him have his foot freedom at home if its' safe to, but hopefully if you get some ankle high tie shoes, some elastic ended pants[ankles], he won't be able to get them off. its' often hard to teach our toddlers things, so we have to be their safety valve. so until he is old enough to understand, you can't go to the store with mommy if you don't wear your shoes/socks, try these methods. also some outfits for daytime have feet attached, and can't be removed, except by you. safety first!you are only being a good mom trying to figure out what to do, as he could pick up nasty germs on his feet that could make him really sick, or he could injure himself while todling about. good luck! this too will come to pass!

Answer 7

Carter's makes socks that roll down and they stay on babies feet perfectly. My son is the same way as yours. He hates socks and these are the only ones that will work. The only problem is, it is really hard to find in size 12-24 month. I have only been able to find them at Kohl's.

Answer 8

Staple them into his legs...just like Bill Murray wanted to do with the antlers on the mouse in Scrooged

But seriously...don't worry about it oo much. Make sure he has shoes and socks on when you go out in the cold. Get shoes that are hard to get off.

When you're at home...even if it's a little chilly in the house, he can go without socks. Cold feet are not going to hurt him or make him sick. Germs make people sick.

Answer 9

I have the same problem with my 11 month old daughter. She will not leave socks on and cries when I put shoes on her and takes them off. I don't put either on her when we are at home but when we go out I put them on her and hope she wil leave them on. I bought her a pair of those crocs shoes and she leaves them on.

Answer 10

If his feet are cold, he will keep them on. He may just not like them. If you go out somewhere, just stick shoes on with them, but at home, I'd just leave them off. You could also try some baby Uggs, or something like those, they'll keep his feet warm.