Toddler shoes

[mayerling]

Until which age do you try to get anatomical shoes before you switch to more mainstream brands like Nike/Adidas/etc.?

 

[amc80]

Until which age do you try to get anatomical shoes before you switch to more mainstream brands like Nike/Adidas/etc.?

We switched to "real" shoes at about 18 months. I could tell B needed more support than the flexible ones were giving him.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I got K her first pair of non-flexible soled shoes at 14 months, I think? She started walking at 12 months. Like amc said, it's just a matter of when they need more support.

 

[amc80]

B was starting to pronate a lot and look pigeon toed when he would run. As soon as we put some non-flexible shoes on him it fixed the problem. Now that I think about it, it was earlier than 18 months- more like 15-16 months. He still has his flexible ones but he's just about grown out of them.

 

[baby monster]

Pedi told us to go barefoot inside the house to strengthen the feet and hard soles for outdoors. DS started walking at 10mos in regular toddler shoes.