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>Don't buy your child footed onesies, pantyhose or >anything that covers the feet and is difficult to take >off. Whatever they wear should go well with bare feet. >Don't put anything on their feet routinely as you get >them dressed (as a baby). >Don't store any footwear in a child's room. If >anything it's for going outside in winter and then >it's more practical to keep it with the gloves etc. >near the exit door. >Don't ever call a child's feet smelly (they won't get >that way when bare). >Don't accuse a child of getting dirty feet (you can >wash them as they get home or ask them to wash them as >they grow older). >Don't provide any footwear unless the child asks for >it when it's too cold to go barefoot. (Ok I'll make an >exception there, when it's freezing and feet would get >frozen stiff ... a young baby might not notice if feet >go numb.) >Don't question a child's decision to go barefoot even >in situations when you wouldn't as a parent (again >with the exception of freezing temperatures that can >actually lead to frostbite). >Don't give your children the idea they are doing >anything wrong by deciding to remain barefoot in any >situation. >Don't make your children ashamed of their bare feet. > >Can you think of any more? As you see I'm just doing >whatever I can to prevent at a young age what seems to >be all too common: grown adults who don't dare to go >barefoot for fear of what others might say ...

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