Baby & Toddler Proper Shoes

I wonder if shoes for babys and toddlers are over looked, so I thought it would be good to write about it.. Too often I see children in footwear that is really cheap, you know the kind from Walmart.  When children are learning how to walk they should have shoes that have a very soft and flexable bend without much pressure.  Which most of these cheaper shoes do not have.  I always do the flex test, before I buy, its also good if you can actually measure your childs foot, shoes can range and little kids like to curl their toes when they try on shoes so you cant always count on the thumb rule.  Its important to do the flex test because kids will not beable to flex the shoes if its hard, most shoes have some flex just make sure its easy for you to flex.  There is a great shop called Panda Shoes, they will measure baby and toddler feet and only sell baby and toddler shoes, however they do carry some name brand shoes which do not pass the flex test.  I personally have bought all my baby and toddler shoes from a brand named See Kai Run, they make cute shoes but most inportant is they are Podiatrist approved, and made from soft leather, a flexable rubber sole, with a wide comfy fit.  The only problem is once your child is up to a size 9 I believe thats as big as they come.  As they get older you dont need to worry so much about the flex as they are strong enough to create it.  However I still would never recommend the cheap hard plastic shoes for anyone, even if they do have the disney princesses or Cars on them, Forget it.  Now that my kids have out grown See Kai Run's they now sport DC's just like Mommy and Daddy!  I like them because they are comfy, wide, the bend is good, they make them in velcro, and they are stylish within budget. 

See Kai Run Shoes

DC Shoes