by himself but still holds our hands pretty often. i heard i should get soft shoes, but are the stride rite soft enough, until now he had the robeez booties for when he walked on our hand.
please help, how soft do they have to be??? those i saw are not as soft as the robeez, but still softer than firm ones, but not so bendable .
thanks
2007-02-01 16:39:12 · 9 answers · asked by liane 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Barefoot is best when in the house in warmer weather. Since we are in the middle of winter, I would say keep the robeez. They are the closest thing to being barefoot. Target also sells Robeez. They are a little bit cheeper too. My son still wears these shoes and he is almost 16 months old. They run big too.
2007-02-02 02:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by TRUE PATRIOT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
KEEP THE ROBEEZ BOOTIES!!! the best thing for a new walker is to walk around barefooted, this helps to develop the muscles in the foot. a hard-soled shoe is not for a new walker, shoes are only there to keep the foot warm and to protect it. my daughter is 14moths and has been walking since she was 11months, and she is mainly running, not walking. i still have her in robeez booties, although i have maybe two pairs of shoes that are hard soles. a doctor and a NICU nurse (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) who are friends of mine say that they are best thing for a beginner walker. all you need to do is make sure that the bottoms aren't worn out, and if they are replace them. the time to get the hard soled shoes are when they are at least 2yrs old, because by that time they have developed the muscles and coordination involved with walking. besides the robeez booties have all sorts of styles that will match any outfit, and weather. i love the black patent leather ones with the bow on it for my daughter's Sunday dress shoes.
2007-02-01 16:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by amesanita1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wal-mart sells a brand called KidsConnection. They are like the old 'jellie' shoes on the bottom and are totally flexible. They are about 10.00 per pair and come in a lot of different colors and styles, most of which are really cute.
Soft are truly better, don't buy into the high top leathers of tennis shoes, they actually restrict movement of the tendons on top of the feet and keep the ankle muscles (if there are any) from getting stronger.
I have always found that softer is better, in baby shoes anyway. LOL
Don't get them anything that 'keeps their feet straight', it will hinder their balance. Barefoot is always best.
2007-02-01 16:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has been wearing stride rite shoes for over a year. Theyre good for their feet but babies have been wearing them for a long time. If you remember those white bootie looking shoes that people have bronzed...those are stride rite. Theyve been around for a long time. They also have some really cute styles now, so you dont just have to get those white ones!
Oh, they are also made to mimick barefoot walking since that is actually the best for a baby just learning to walk.
2007-02-02 00:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by jessandshelly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soft is important, but probably the more accurrate word is flexible, which Striderite is very good at, plus they will actually size your child if you take him to the store, and they have more sizes than say, Walmart and Payless. To be honest, shoes are find for when he really needs them (it's freezing outside, or he'll be walking where he could step on something that will hurt him), but at home, or church, or somewhere like that, let him go in socks or bare feet. Babies are best able to walk and learn to walk in bare feet. Shoes can throw them off and make it take longer for them get walk well. But when you do buy shoes, get some striderites off eBay, I did, got the great quality shoes for a much better price.
2007-02-01 16:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by littleangelfire81 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stride-Rite has shoes for beginning walkers. The soles are bendable and made using a new technology to support the baby's foot without being too stiff to disturb their newly learned balancing skills.
2007-02-01 16:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by stocks4allseasons 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say those with flexible and soft sole. I bought Combi, Aprica and Geox shoes for my children. Gives so much comfort and Geox & Aprica boasts abt the 'shoes that breathe.'
Perhaps you can give it a try. Hope this helps :)
2007-02-01 17:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by Enchanted Butterfly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always thought that when they first started walking you wanted the firm shoes so help keep there feet straight or something so they could walk better then you get the softer shoes hhmm you got me on this one
2007-02-01 16:44:59 · answer #8 · answered by t_ibrahim 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask a Podiatrist.
2007-02-01 16:44:27 · answer #9 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋