For experts, it is important that our children begin to take their first steps without shoes. And although for us as parents this represents anguish, because we believe that they can get sick, for them it is an opportunity to grow and develop healthily.
Several studies have been published that talk about the importance of letting babies take their first bare feet. Since, in addition to helping them to form the arch of the foot and avoiding the famous flat foot, it is of vital importance for the development of their balance, since they are in direct contact with objects and sensations that lead them to develop it.
Also, it is proven that it helps their intellectual formation since they make them be in direct contact with those situations and objects that hurt them.
It should not surprise us that the little ones feel uncomfortable with shoes, that is why when we leave the house we should inquire with a children’s orthopedist about the ideal type of footwear for each child.
Remember that when choosing footwear for your babies, keep in mind that they need to be strong, non-slip, washable, quick-drying, that allows the movement of your fingers inside it, that they have ventilation, not be made with toxic adhesives or formaldehyde, as well as being flexible and light.