Barefoot Children

Becles

Mine are currently running round the garden barefoot!

I don't mind them in the garden, but I do put shoes on when we take the dogs out, if they want to play in the street or when we go out anywhere else.

There's too many hazards otherwise and I'd worry they cut their feet or stepped in something minging!

Cheap shoes can be ok, as long as they are fitted properly and are not squashing her feet or rubbing. I've only ever bought mine cheap trainers for playing out in as they get trashed, but I've never had any problems with their feet.

AlwaysWorking

I'm probably wrong...but i would have thought a lot of shops etc would ask you to put your shoes on when you enter for health & safety reasons? I've nipped outside a few times in my bare feet when I've left something in the car and the ground isn't that comfortable!!

Loz01

People often come into where I work (adults and kids) with no shoes! I'm always like !!!!!! :eek: coz its a cold/typical shop floor and people spill food/drink etc, I dunno how people can just wander around barefoot outside their own home.

jinky67

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

Do you mean around the house/garden?
Or would you send your children to school barefoot?

I would have to go with the majority and say that it would be downright impractical/uncomfortable and possibly dangerous for kids these days to walk our streets barefoot

Both myself and my kids when younger have walked to the shops and back in barefeet, no problem to me

And if they wanted to go to school barefoot it wouldnt bother me in the slightest....and no I am not some mad treehugging hippy either.

http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2008/06/01/walking-barefoot/

andrealm

For a couple of quid they could buy her a pair of croc style shoes. Better than cutting your feet on glass. I like my children to have properly fitted shoes but cheap shoes would be better than walking the streets barefoot and getting cut and filthy.

Tbh if they spend money on a day trip rather than shoes for their child I think they have their priorities all wrong. Surely they won't let her go barefoot in the winter, and what about school?

galvanizersbaby

jinky67 wrote: »

Both myself and my kids when younger have walked to the shops and back in barefeet, no problem to me

And if they wanted to go to school barefoot it wouldnt bother me in the slightest....and no I am not some mad treehugging hippy either.

http://www.mycountryside.org.uk/2008/06/01/walking-barefoot/

I take it you live in the countryside then? - I would think that it wouldn't be too bad going barefoot in the countryside - I don't like the idea for those that live in towns and cities.

In the OP's post it is not clear as to whether the parents will too be going barefoot the same as their DD this winter?

jinky67

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

I take it you live in the countryside then? -

Nope I dont:rotfl:

I would rather stand on stones than beasties:eek:

aliasojo

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

In the OP's post it is not clear as to whether the parents will too be going barefoot the same as their DD this winter?

It's also not clear whether this is a genuine situation or just a wind up.

HannahIOW

I agree with barefoot in the house and garden and also at the beach, it's all part of the fun of being a kid. But like others have said, if the mother can afford such things as a day trip to York then surely she could afford kid's shoes from Primark or somewhere at least?

galvanizersbaby

jinky67 wrote: »

Nope I dont:rotfl:

I would rather stand on stones than beasties:eek:

???Broken glass? dog poo? - are you really saying you'd rather that than insects?;)