Buying the right school shoes can be one of the most stressful parts of back-to-school time.
Choosing the right style, the right fit, and the right shoe to please your school’s dress code makes it difficult, to say the least.
By the time a child has reached 12 years old, their feet will have reached about 90 per cent of their adult length. These first 12 years are crucial to foot development, and are the reason podiatrists seek to prevent foot problems from early childhood.
Well-fitting shoes are vital to a child’s rapidly growing feet; children who continually wear incorrect shoes can aggravate inherited foot problems, and suffer foot and toe deformities that can last a lifetime.
Selecting the right shoes, however, can prevent problems such as hammertoes, bunions, thickened or ingrown toenails, bruised toenails, blisters, corns, and bursitis from developing.