12 Jan Back to school shoes Children spend around 30 hours a week in their school shoes, so its vital that they are fitted properly. In the first 11 years of a child’s life, feet will grow through around 17 shoe sizes, up until they’re 18 years of age, and ill-fitting shoes can lead to problems in adulthood, such as ingrown toenails, corns and bunions, which may even require surgery later in life. Here are some tips to buying perfectly fitting school shoes: - There should be a child’s thumb width between the end of
Children spend around 30 hours a week in their school shoes, so its vital that they are fitted properly. In the first 11 years of a child’s life, feet will grow through around 17 shoe sizes, up until they’re 18 years of age, and ill-fitting shoes can lead to problems in adulthood, such as ingrown toenails, corns and bunions, which may even require surgery later in life. Here are some tips to buying perfectly fitting school shoes: - There should be a child’s thumb width between the end of