Kids feet aren’t like adults

Your baby was born with two feet, ten toes and only the beginning stages of 26 bones. These bones will become strong, hard and supportive so they can hold your child’s body upright for life, but they start out soft, weak and malleable. 

As your baby goes through those magical stages of sitting up, crawling, cruising, walking and eventually running confidently, their little feet change so dramatically. If cared for correctly their feet will develop naturally, and look after them for life.

Unfortunately you can’t make adult shoes and just shrink them down to fit kids – that would damage children’s feet for life.  Bobux understand kids’ feet which is why we only create kids footwear.

Nerves

Feet have over 200,000 nerve endings which is the densest of anywhere in the body. Since 70% of the brain’s information related to movement comes from the nerves in feet, the more your child can feel the ground, the greater their body’s ability to balance and walk correctly. Flexible shoes with thin soles like bobux allow the maximum sensory connection your child needs to develop appropriate sensory perception in their feet.

Bones

Babies are born with jelly-like bones that harden and form over time. Remember the stories of binding feet in china? This is the most extreme example that shows you just how pliable babies’ feet are. Putting restrictive or poorly fitted shoes onto children basically has the same effect as binding because they shape the foot unnaturally. Feet deformed in this way lead to many problems with feet, ankles, knees, hips and even the spine later in life.

Muscles

Exercise is critical to ensure strong muscle development. A child needs to exercise their feet through the natural acts of twisting, turning, gripping, flexing and rolling. Allowing feet to be bare provides for this, but for the times they need some extra protection put shoes on their feet that allow natural foot movement.

All bobux footwear is developed to give little feet the chance to move freely at all times, whether its crawling, cruising or walking.

Sweat

Yes, you are right, kids feet can really smell! Children’s feet sweat twice as much as adults and that is why it is important to allow feet to breathe. Leather breathes which is why it is the best (and least smelly) option for growing feet. Leather is also soft and flexible ensuring feet are not restricted or held unnaturally in place.

Bobux shoes are made from the highest grade leather to ensure your child’s feet can breathe!

Circulation

Many parents worry their children’s feet might get cold if they don’t wrap them up tightly. The opposite is true. A child who is barefoot or wears flexible footwear has improved circulation and their feet are naturally kept warm.

Arches

When toes are pressed together from footwear that doesn’t allow toes spread, feet begin to turn outwards to try and get stability. Children then learn to walk uncomfortably using their arches to push off with, instead of their toes .  The ultimate result is fallen arches*. 
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Give your children’s feet a chance.  Let them go barefoot or buy the right footwear – shoes that mimic the benefits of barefeet and avoid fallen arches.