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I have to say that children grow up so fast!
The shoes I bought for my baby last year can't be worn this year, so I have to buy new ones.
As soon as I walked into the children's shoe store, I heard a mother ask the clerk how to choose shoes.
Without thinking, the clerk only replied: "In winter, the more shoes must be the better for children's feet!" ”
This year is a cold winter, coupled with the entry into the small cold, the temperature is getting lower and lower every day, many parents will pay more attention to the warmth of shoes when choosing shoes for their children.
Not to mention whether the velvet is necessarily warm, choose shoes for the baby, or depend on the baby's physical development.
The "China Children's Foot Shape Database" mentions:
90% of children's foot diseases are caused by improper foot wear and foot habits.
Once the foot is stunted, it will not only affect the child's overall shape, but also endanger the child's bone development and growth.
Over time, the child's athletic ability will also decline. Not tall, not fast, not jumping high, slanted shoulders, long and short legs... These are closely related to the development of the foot.
This shows how important it is to wear a suitable pair of shoes for the baby!!!
Today's winter shoes selection strategy, must be carefully read, step on the thunder shoes, do not give children to wear!
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Different age groups,
What are the precautions for choosing shoes?
Children of different ages have different levels of foot development, so the demand for shoes is also different.
Pre-toddler
David Hayes, a famous British podiatrist, found that 98% of newborn babies have a healthy pair of feet.
Babies in the pre-toddler period are in the natural growth stage, and from the perspective of the normal development of the foot, the best state is barefoot. But in the cold winter, the little ones need to wear shoes to keep warm and protect the delicate little feet from harm.
Therefore, in this period, we should choose soft, breathable shoes, so that the baby's small feet have a reasonable temperature and humidity in the shoe environment, or directly replace them with cotton comfortable thick-soled socks.
Toddler period
In the infant stage of just toddler, the foot strength is not enough, walking is shaky, basically with the soles of the feet to test, and most of the foot bones are still not calcified cartilage, even if you wear inappropriate shoes, there is no particularly painful feeling.
Therefore, the softness and hardness of the shoes should be moderate, the inside should be soft and comfortable, the sole should be non-slip, slightly hard (the sole can be easily folded in half), the thickness should not exceed 5mm, otherwise it is easy to wrestle, and it cannot stimulate the plantar nerves, which is not conducive to foot development.
2 to 6 years old
At this stage, the normally developed young children's feet are relatively fat, have a lot of fat tissue, the five toes are almost flat, and the forefoot part is wider and fan-shaped. However, as the foot grows, the fat gradually decreases, and the metatarsal and phalanges tend to be parallel and no longer fan-shaped.
As the baby can walk smoothly, the sole should have a certain thickness (1 to 1.5cm), which can play a role in shock absorption and protection of the soles of the feet.
The heel sides should also be a little harder, playing a role in supporting and protecting the ankle, and it is best to have anti-kick protection at the tip of the foot.
In addition, children at this stage walk more and more, and their feet are prone to sweating, so in addition to keeping warm, they should also breathe and keep their feet dry, so as not to cause problems such as smelly feet and athlete's foot.
There are also studies that show that both men and women have the fastest growth in the first year of life, with an average annual growth of 25 mm, and girls aged 4 to 12 years old grow an average of 3 mm less per year than boys. During development, 50% of people have slight differences in their left and right feet, mainly in the fact that the left foot is longer than the right foot, and it is always the same foot that develops rapidly, until adulthood.
Therefore, try to avoid buying "unisex" shoes for your children; when choosing shoes and trying them on, try them on with both feet to make sure that both feet feel comfortable.
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Choose the correct posture of the shoes
1. To comply with gb30585 standard
GB30585-2014 "Children's Footwear Safety Technical Specifications" regulates the production of infant shoes (under 3 years old) and children's shoes (3 to 14 years old), including the content of formaldehyde, harmful aromatic amine dyes, hexavalent chromium in leather and fur, heavy metals and other substances.
When purchasing, you can check whether the shoe box is printed with GB30585, if not, do not buy.
2, there can be no obvious odor
When buying shoes, we can smell it, if we can smell the smell of shoes from a long distance, it means that there may be a problem with the material, and this kind of shoes should not be worn by children no matter how good they look.
3. The upper should be breathable
Children are active by nature, like to run around, plus shoes are often very thick in winter, and there will be plush, so it is easy to cover their feet.
Leather shoes, velvet canvas shoes or cotton shoes with mesh design are conducive to the timely evaporation of foot sweat and avoid foot odor or other foot problems caused by sweat accumulation in the shoe.
Imitation leather this synthetic material, try not to buy, this material breathability is not good, it is easy to sweat.
In addition, the material used in the toe cap should be flexible and elastic, not too hard, so that the toe joint can be bent freely when walking.
When you pinch the back of the shoe with your hand, the two sides of the shoe should not be easy to dent and deform, so as to protect the child's ankle joint and Achilles tendon and maintain the stability of the foot.
4, the height of the upper should be appropriate
Children's foot bones are soft, muscles are tender, especially the ankle bone, in the movement to withstand the force of various directions is larger, easy to cause the foot instability when standing and walking, so the height of the rear shoelet is both conducive to the activity of the ankle joint, but also to protect the ankle joint from injury, the height of the inner ankle is 2 to 3 mm higher than the outer ankle.
5. The sole should be non-slip
In the winter, it is easy to slip when walking in rain and snow, so when choosing shoes for children, you should also pay attention to the anti-slip of the sole.
Most of the shoes worn by children should have staggered anti-slip lines at the bottom, and enough friction can make children step on the smooth ground, and it is not easy to slip and fall.
In addition, the sole should also have good flexibility, neither too hard nor too soft. If you bend the sole by hand, you can bend the sole without a lot of force, and you can quickly recover after letting go, indicating that the sole flexibility is better, such as the rubber sole.
6, the size should be appropriate
The inner length of the shoes needs to be 0.5 to 1 cm longer than the child's actual feet, the sandals in summer are 0.5 cm larger, and the thick socks in winter may need to be 1 cm larger.
7. Check regularly and replace it in time
The length of your baby's feet changes quickly, and a pair of shoes may not take long to wear them, so parents should regularly check whether the shoes fit:
Usually, new shoes are changed once every 3 to 4 months, and if it is during the peak of your baby's growth, you have to change a size in 6 to 8 weeks.
It is worth noting that the growth and development rate of each baby is not the same, parents also have to check the comfort of shoes regularly, if the baby wears shoes, the remaining space in the toes is less than half the width of the parent's little finger, or there are strangles on the heel and foot surface, it means that the baby needs to change into new shoes.
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These kinds of shoes,
Don't wear it no matter how much your child likes it
Finally, I hope that today's article can help you, and I hope that you can share it and benefit more parents.
Resources:
Zhang Xiuli,Zhu Xiaolan. Biomechanical characteristics of children's feet and children's shoe design[J]. Journal of Beijing Sport University,2010,33(06):57-61.]
Cui Yutao. Cui Yutao Parenting Encyclopedia. CITIC Press.2019.
[3] China Children's Shoe Safety Technical Specifications
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