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Baby and children’s foot development

How your child’s feet develop and how to choose shoes that care for little feet – from the experts at Clarks. Step by Step Crawling: 3-6 months A baby’s foot contains no fully-formed bones. Instead, the shape is mapped out in soft, pliable bone, similar to cartilage. As your child grows, their soft bones will ossify, becoming more…

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It’s National Children’s Foot Health Week

The patter of tiny feet come under the spotlight this week as the National Children’s Foot Health awareness event (4th – 11th August) gets underway. The Foot Health Council has organised the week and aims to highlight the importance of taking care of feet from childhood right through to the adult years. Children’s feet are…

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On test : Soft soled baby shoes

Score:26.5/30 Hippychick Inch Blue Score: 25/30 Score: 23.5/30 Pitter Patter Daisy Roots Score: 23.5/30 Score: 23/30 Consumer Editor says When will my baby need shoes? Meet our parent panel What we tested for Test overview – we compare and contrast soft soled baby shoes Consumer Editor says: Lara Thomas and Finn, Consumer Editor and Product…

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Hats, mittens, socks and shoes

Babies lose a lot of body heat through their heads; a soft, non-scratchy head cover is essential Anything over a baby’s foot should be completely unrestricting, as your baby’s bones are still very soft and malleable. You can buy baby socks and tights, and cot shoes (soft and flexible) but don’t be tempted to buy proper…

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Footcare in pregnancy

Every day your feet take on average 5210 steps, although on busier days this can rise to over 10,000. Despite this, your feet are the most neglected part of your body. When you’re pregnant, the extra weight is even more work for your feet. It’s no wonder then that so many expectant mums really feel…

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Common Child Foot Problems

Every parent wants their child to grow up with healthy feet. Here are the most common developmental and health problems that can affect your child’s feet and what to do about them… Toddlers tend to walk flat-footed with a waddling gait until around three years old when they start using the heel-toe step. ‘At around two when…

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Baby’s first steps

Your child’s feet have got to last – she’ll walk more than 70,000 miles in her lifetime, so it makes sense to look after them properly from day one. Follow our simple steps and your baby will have healthy, happy feet… How their feet develop Your child’s feet are not a smaller version of your…

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Win some Homeys

Homeys Slippers have never been cool. Fact. Until now that is. For Autumn/Winter 2008, we see the debut of Homeys, officially the worlds first, cool, house shoe. As with all great ideas, they fill a specific need. The team at Homeys were brand buyers and considered themselves pretty stylish guys but alas, with the trend…

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Test : soft soled baby shoes

Here you’ll find the best comments, advice and information on all of the soft shoes on test. Our panel gave the Best Buy and Best Value awards to Robeez shoes for their ‘beautifully crafted styles’, ‘versatility’ and ‘quality leather materials’ but you may find that other brands scored better in other categories.    If you use one of the…

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