When a child wears the first shoes
Orthopedic doctors say that a child whohas not yet learned to walk, shoes are not needed. These babies can be worn on the legs of booties or soft slippers in order to prepare for the further use of sandals and shoes.
The first footwear for a child should be chosencorrectly Photo: Getty Shoes are required when the baby starts to make his own steps. And if he is just beginning to learn how to walk, then it is better to do it barefoot or in anti-slip socks. The baby learns to walk faster faster, because he can feel his feet and fingers, the floor under his feet. Only after the walking skills are fixed, you can offer the baby shoes. But if the street is a cool season, and he can not wait to run along the tracks, shoes are already necessary.
What should be the first shoes for a child
Choose a model of shoes you need depending on the season and the terrain where you will go for walks. And to the quality of the first shoes are high demands:
- It should have a 5-15mm heel, which is needed so that the child does not fall back.
- It should be with a hard back, firmly fixing the heel and preventing dislocations of the foot.
- The back and the toe of the shoes should be closed.
- Shoes should be equipped with a soft anatomic insole, the sole well bend when moving.
- The sock of her should not be narrowed. Inside the shoe, the toddler must move his fingers freely.
- It is important to choose shoes according to the size of the foot. The leg should not "ride" inside shoes or sandals. But it is important to provide a "gap" between the toes' toes and a toe of shoes about 1cm.
- It should be made of natural materials, so that the skin of the child's legs can "breathe".
- Inside the shoes, there should be no hard seams that would rub the skin of the legs.
The shoes chosen for the child should be checkedin 2-3 months, to make sure, whether it suits the kid on the size. It is important to change shoes, sandals, sneakers, when there is such a need. You can not let a child walk in the pressing foot of the shoes. To the child's foot to form correctly, it is important to seriously approach the issue of choosing the first shoe. And to acquire it is necessary, when the child independently does already not less than ten steps. Also it is interesting:
