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>>Steven, That's fantastic and well done for finding >>barefooting lifestyle and encouraging your children to >>be barefoot. I'm a mum of three two boys and a >>daughter and they have been going barefoot outside and >>to school practically all their lives. The school is >>fine with this choice and their feet are bare from >>March till mid to end October and then the odd sunny >>or warmer winter days until spring again. > >Hi Sandra and all! > >I'm sure your kids are as happy as mine! >It's fun to hear what they say ... commenting if it's >soft, wet, squishy, sandy, or even unexpectedly warm >after a sunny day. It's a whole world of sensation >that we have opened, and the kids are enthusiastic >about it! >"I'm going to wear my feet with this!" I guess that's >a nice way to put it. > >Once our boy has cut his toe a little when playing. We >disinfected it and put a band-aid on, I just reassured >that it would heal quickly (which it did, everything >was fine after a day). Didn't stop him from going >barefoot. I think both of the kids learned to walk >more cautiously, they used to wear out their shoes >quickly, now their feet are getting better with use. >Plus we aren't falling over dirty socks and shoes all >over the place. So much easier to rinse the sand and >mud off bare feet after playing outside. > >It's now cooling down some and getting chilly in the >morning. We recently bought new jeans for our kids >since they have grown out of last year's pants. The >girl is aware of her style: "Does this look good with >my feet?" (Yes, definitely! A young boy's or girl's >bare toes look so cute with any outfit!) > >We've talked about buying shoes but didn't go for the >usual autumn shoe shopping yet, still looking for >minimal shoes that won't be too stiff but still offer >some warmth and protection when it's frosty and full >of ice, salt and grit ... I'm certainly not forcing my >kids into shoes, just going to offer an alternative >should the weather make it unpleasant to go out >barefoot. We will see when that is.

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