What kind of shoes are good for children?

Children are at an active age, so parents must pay more attention to what shoes they wear. Because children's shoes are different from adults', children's shoes must not only be good-looking, beautiful, and comfortable, but also pay attention to whether the shoes are conducive to the healthy growth of children. Therefore, the choice of children's shoes requires more attention. So, what kind of shoes are better for children?

(1) Material. It is better to buy cloth shoes and avoid buying leather shoes. Because the feet have abundant nerves and blood vessels, leather shoes are hard and will compress local nerves and blood vessels, affecting the growth and development of toes and soles. In severe cases, it will cause foot deformities. Moreover, leather shoes have poor air permeability, which causes athlete's foot. Cloth shoes are light, comfortable and breathable, which is conducive to children's activities and foot development.

(2) Sole. It is advisable to wear soft-soled shoes and avoid wearing hard-soled shoes, because hard-soled shoes lack elasticity and can easily cause "flat feet syndrome". Therefore, hard-soled shoes made of hard plastic, leather and recycled rubber are not suitable for children. Soft-soled shoes can enhance the elasticity of the arch of the foot, and cloth-soled shoes are best.

(3) Heel. Wear flat heels, not high heels. Because high heels will shift the body's center of gravity forward, it is easy to cause body shape changes such as bent knees, raised buttocks, and hunched back. Flat-heeled children's shoes help maintain a normal arch of the foot and prevent muscle and ligament strain.

(4) Looseness or tightness. It should be loose, not narrow. Because children's muscles and foot bones are very tender, narrow shoes will affect the development of foot muscles and ligaments; too large shoes will affect walking and activities. Therefore, the looseness of children's shoes should be such that a little finger can be inserted into the shoe when worn on the foot.

(5) With or without strap. It is better to choose shoes with straps, because children's shoes need to be looser. If there are no straps, they are easy to fall off and affect children's activities.

Because children still have a long way to go in the future and are in the period of growing up now, parents must be careful not to let their children get hurt at the starting line due to their own carelessness. When choosing shoes for children, you should not only pay attention to the material, but also the comfort. The shoes you buy should be larger so that the children will be more comfortable wearing them.