The range of children's footwear in shops now rather wide, but it is not always easy to be defined that will suit your child. Of course, first of all footwear has to be convenient, but there is a number of rules which experts orthopedists advise to observe when choosing footwear for the child.
Instruction
1. Select footwear for the size. As the provision of foot when walking changes, it is necessary to buy footwear 0.5 - 0.7 cm bigger, than length of foot of the child.
2. To eight-year age do not buy to the child bedroom-slippers and open sandals, the leg has to be rather strictly recorded. For this purpose sides and a back have to be rigid, the back has to be rather high.
3. Choose footwear from genuine leather.
4. For absolutely small children to use footwear on a velcro much more conveniently, than on a lacing, however track that velcros strong fixed a leg of the kid.
5. Children's footwear surely has to be on a small heel. A flat sole it is inadmissible for everyday socks.
6. In any children's footwear surely there has to be an instep support - a soft hillock at foot inside. Footwear without instep support can lead to flat-footedness.
7. Children cannot wear pointed toe shoes — "court shoes". Fingers at this age are located a fan and that not to deform them, a front part of footwear has to be wide.
8. Buy special orthopedic footwear only by a professional advice, following its recommendations.
9. Do not buy footwear without fitting. If the small child is capricious and does not love long fittings, circle in advance his foot (the child at the same time has to stand), cut out ""insole"" and in shop at first pick up footwear for the size of this ""insole"", but before purchase all the same check footwear on the kid. Ideal option if the child resembles in shop in a pair of shoes of 5-10 minutes that you could make sure of convenience and the suitable size.