Late autumn is getting cooler and cooler, and many moms and dads feel that they only give their babies socks to wear but not shoes to keep them warm, for fear of freezing their babies’ little feet. There are also a lot of functional shoes and toddler shoes on the market, so moms and dads are dazzled and don’t know how much their babies need to wear shoes, and don’t know how to choose shoes for their babies. Today we will talk about these issues of baby wearing shoes. Many moms and dads feel that wearing shoes early can prevent baby’s feet from getting cold and protect them. In fact, this view is wrong. About 90 percent of babies wear shoes too early! Putting on shoes for babies too early is harmful! 1, hindered the development of the tactile sense of the sole of the foot Our body is rich in nerves all over the feet, so when the baby’s feet touch the ground, through the nerves of the feet, can give the brain and the body is developing and growing full stimulation and feedback. If the child is given shoes too early, it will hinder this training of conveying ground information through the palms of the feet, and the lack of such tactile stimulation for a long time may cause the child to lack foot sensitivity and poor foot adaptation. The specific performance is that the baby does not like to walk barefoot, identified a pair of shoes after the reluctance to change shoes. 2, blocking the feedback of the ground information, poor balance Blocking the feedback of the ground information will easily cause the brain can not adjust the body balance, center of gravity and so on according to the road conditions. If you don’t get such training for a long time, your baby’s balance and walking coordination will be affected. Specific performance is easy to fall, trip and so on. 3, affect the baby crawling If the baby is still not walking, it will help the child to wear shoes too early, which is a kind of bondage for the child who is learning to crawl. Not only does it not help the development of the muscles, tendons and joints of the child’s feet, it also affects the natural learning process of crawling. Shoes reduce the friction and increase the difficulty of crawling. How old your baby is to wear shoes is the most appropriate In fact, how old to wear shoes is not defined by the age of the month or age, but by the baby’s own development. There is only one criterion for whether a baby should wear shoes, and that is: when a baby can stand on its own, it can start wearing shoes. What are the hazards of improper shoe wear for babies? 1. Affecting the development of the feet and causing deformities Baby’s feet are mainly supported by cartilage, which can easily cause foot deformities. Although shoes will to a certain extent bind the feet, but if you wear shoes improperly will certainly make the foot development deformed. 2, increase the likelihood of flat feet Research has found that wearing shoes has a certain impact on causing acquired flat feet, children who wear shoes are more likely to get flat feet than those who do not wear shoes, and it is easier to get flat feet by wearing shoes with wrapped toes than by wearing sandals and slippers. Although flat feet are not a disease, babies will experience significant discomfort when they reach the middle-aged and young adult stage or when they are fatter. 3, resulting in nail fungus, rashes, etc. Baby nature is lively and active, rapid growth and development, if the baby’s shoes are too small, the foot will receive a certain amount of extrusion, long-term down toes and shoes repeatedly under friction, it is easy to cause nail fungus. In addition, the soles of the feet in the tighter shoes rubbed for a long time, or the baby wore shoes with very hard soles is easy to wear out small and large blisters, over time, it triggered a rash or even injury to the baby’s feet. How to buy the right shoes for your baby? 1, toddler period When learning to walk, you should choose thin-soled, slightly soft shoes, the purpose is to help babies stand when mastering the correct position of the toes and feet, so as to facilitate the normal posture of the feet when walking later. Note that the soles of the shoes should not be too soft, but should have a certain protective effect, and choose shoes that are easy to put on and take off and have clean threads. 2. Steady period There are all kinds of children’s shoes on the market, including snow boots, holey shoes, beans shoes, and even high heels. Parents should be aware that improperly selected shoes can easily lead to flat feet in children, foot fatigue and pain, and in serious cases can lead to sequelae such as plantar fasciitis, knee pain or back pain. Therefore, do not just buy shoes for your child. Help your baby choose shoes to pay attention to these issues! 1, the heel and toe of the shoe should have a certain degree of hardness, and the shoe body plays a protective role. 2, choose shoes with insoles that have a certain bump at the arch, such shoes can play a supporting role for the arch. 3, the shoe elasticity is appropriate, do not choose large shoes, after the heel can enter a finger as appropriate. 4, there is an unusual smell of shoes do not buy, strange shoes such as called shoes, flash shoes are not recommended to buy.