Children with flat feet are usually corrected by the age of 14, with the best time for correction being between 7 and 9 years old.
The main causes of flat feet in children include congenital flat feet, as well as early learning to walk and standing for too long, resulting in the collapse of the arch of the foot. The arch of the foot starts to develop gradually at the age of 3-4, and a better arch can be formed at the age of 5-6. If a child at the age of 7-8 years old has no obvious arch development and has been observed to have low and flat arches for several years, only then can we determine that he or she may have flatfoot syndrome. Therefore, it is recommended that children with the condition be treated aggressively beginning around age 7. If the child is too old for correction, and his or her foot has completed growth and development by the age of 14, the treatment is relatively more complicated and the efficacy is relatively poor.
Therefore, if a child develops flat feet, parents are advised to take him/her to the pediatric surgery department of a regular hospital in time and wear corrective shoes in time, which can play an obvious corrective role.