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>>I have similar experience, growing up I was just never >>allowed footwear and my mom made sure there was never >>any for me. > >So you don't need any footwear and in a way this might >make you more independent. It seems to me that parents >who put shoes on their children's feet whenever they >go out (or even at home too) not only deny them all >the experiences they could have going barefoot but >also make them dependent of shoes. >I still think children should be given a choice, >especially in areas that get uncomfortably cold in >winter. Just treat shoes like protection from cold, >like gloves, wool hats, scarves and warm jackets. I've >heard of parents living in an area with a lot of >construction work where all the streets around the >house are gravel. But in the absence of such adverse >conditions, and assuming there's no peer pressure >towards wearing shoes, most children will decide for >the barefoot option because it's easier and they will >appreciate feeling the various surfaces. > > > There was a time where I saw everyone else >>at school with shoes and would ask her but she never >>allowed it. Now I’m glad though and thankful for >>her, im barefoot in shorts year round as the weather >>is nice and warm, and I wear my dirty soles like a >>badge of honor. My mom often checks my soles to see >>how dirty they are and make sure I’ve been barefoot >>and lively.

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