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>How do you do it in winter? >You want your children to be outside even when it's >cold, you want them to be barefoot because it's >healthy and fun, but when it's below freezing that can >become a problem. >For all those living in climates where it's freezing >in winter, you probably can't get around buying >"sensible winter shoes" for your child each winter >from the age they are learning to walk. Those should >keep the feet dry and be reasonably flexible ... and >taken off as soon as the child goes inside. >It's certainly okay to spend a few minutes outside >together barefoot (with or without snow), but that >shouldn't be the only time outside. >When it warms up a little, to 8 or 10°C, I'd have >absolutely no issues letting my kids go barefoot >outside the whole day, and I wouldn't bother taking >"emergency shoes" ... unless going on a hike which I >would still start barefoot until they'd complain.

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