Baby shoes necessary?

Is it necessary to buy special walking shoes for a baby that is just learning to walk? If so, where can I buy a good pair? I recently bought my son regular shoes. The soles are bendable but they are rubber soled. His last shoes were slipper type shoes that had no rubber soles but he grew out of them. Should he not have rubber soled shoes? He is 13 months old and is just starting to walk. Any suggestions would be great.





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Baby shoes necessary?
For optimal foot development, barefoot is best. Since this is not always feasible, especially in wintertime, the next best thing is a soft-soled, flexible slipper (like Robeez).





The special "walking shoes" are not only not necessary, they can prevent your baby's foot and leg muscles from developing as fast as they would if he were barefoot.
Reply:it is advisible not to put shoes on a toddler until they have been walking for a round 4 weeks. Let him get used to walking and then try him with "soft" shoes
Reply:All of my nieces and nephews wore Robeez when they first started walking, and all of them are just fine. I plan on using them for my own son when he starts to walk as well. They are good enough--a wee bit on the pricey side--but soft and flexible and at least some covering on baby feet--especially if they are walking outside.
Reply:BARE FOOT IS GOOD .WHEN YOU R LOOKING FOR GOOD SHOES STRIDE RITE IS THE PLACE I HAVE TAKEN ALL 6 OF MY CHILDREN TOO.
Reply:Socks, bare feet or the leather slippers with no soles are best at first. Then get thee to a stride rite store. They should properly measure his feet and offer you a small selection of first walker shoes. Spend the time and money on going to a professional for the first few years, at least. Except for the deck shoes that they wear for 20 minutes at the pool, I always have my kids' feet measured and buy a quality brand. The cheap stuff you can buy to match every outfit is not worth it.
Reply:Yes they are important. If your in England, go to Clarks and they know alot about kids shoes, or try Mothercare or Adams.
Reply:The less shoes the better with little ones. Soft sided ones if you must. They'll learn to walk better and faster without any. After all we didn't evolve with Nike's on did we? Constant shoe wearing by infants can lead to feet problems later on due to the restrictive nature of them.
Reply:O wouldn't buy him shoes. Just let is feet develop naturaly for the walking. Poeple aren't meant to be born with shoes on so the walking is best without. You can buy him those soft fabric sloed shoes. They keep his feet warm and won't cut the blood stream from his feet.
Reply:My daughter's not up to walking yet, but I've heard that babies should not wear shoes until they have been walking for at least a few weeks. Apparently it is better for their walking technique and developing feet to remain in bare feet (or socks in cold weather) while learning to walk.
Reply:my nephew wore regular shoes, the rubber grip helps them with traction, i think the shoes you bought will be just fine



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