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>Hello Robert & family! > >>The design she came up with is pretty simple but works >>beautifully – soft cloth over the top, shaped so it >>doesn’t slip, and a light strap that keeps >>everything in place without tightening around the >>foot. > >That sounds interesting, so they have just one strap >under the arch, or anything around the toes as well? >I guess to keep warm it has to be "attached" so that >it stays close to the skin and there's no chance for >snow or anything else to get inbetween. > >>really makes you realize how different “normal” >>can look depending on the choices you make. > >Who decides what's "normal" anyway? Different >societies in different eras had different standards. >To me a child is most normal and natural when hands >and feet are bare and the rest of the clothing is >comfortable, practical and relaxed fit, suitable for >the season. > >For children who prefer going barefoot and their >family it's "normal", yes, and the most natural and >logical way to be. >In my daughter's case I found that she preferred to >have her feet free before she even made attempts to >walk. My parents gave me some footed onesies for her >that I modified by cutting off the feet and making >hems instead. When she learned to walk it was obvious >that she could keep best balance if her feet were bare >and she could feel the ground directly. So I decided >not to get her used to footwear if it could be >avoided. Though frosty weather is always a challenge >for that! >I think it's important for children to find their own >preferences, their own taste, about what they prefer >to do, how they prefer to dress, when they like to be >most active, whether they want to be on their own or >with others ... and many more things. Parents can give >guidance but it's important to learn to take decisions >from as early as possible. >What surprised me is that it only took her a few >months to become a more dedicated barefooter than I >had ever been. Though I always loved to go barefoot at >home, in the garden, in the park, wherever it's a >pleasant ground and nice temperature, I'm not such a >fan of the dirty city streets, of gravel and icy cold >ground, but those things don't bother her at all! >In the beginning I walked barefoot when going out with >her to feel the same things as she did, but now I'm >wearing shoes in fall and winter and she doesn't, >that's how she decided and prefers to be and it does >her good! >Best greetings and wishes from all of our little >family!

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