There are so many shoelace tying techniques out there that it can be difficult to find the one that is easiest to teach. Thankfully, they all come with different stories to aid in your child’s learning process.
Knowing the individual steps to any technique is important, as once we have been tying shoes for so many years it is hard to pinpoint the separate steps while you’re tying your shoes.
Whichever technique you go with, make sure that every person who may help to teach your child sticks to the same thing to stop any confusion when they changes teachers. The two simplest methods are the ‘one loop’ or ‘two loop’ techniques.
Both techniques begin with the starter knot:
- Pull each lace out to the side of the shoe so they are straight.
- Take both laces and hold them out across each other in an X shape.
- Take the back lace and fold it over so it ends up down the middle