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>>Hi, "happy and proud of themselves", I noticed that >>too! I might have mentioned it before in this forum or >>elsewhere, when they're barefoot they rarely complain >>that they're tired but they take the walk as an >>adventure. >>As a child I remember I was barefoot in the summer >>holidays, playing in the fields and meadows, in the >>forest climbing trees, on the playground ... but not >>in autumn when it's cooler. Now our kids see it >>differently and so do we as parents: Spring or autumn >>days might be cool enough to wear a jacket and long >>pants but warm enough for barefoot activities. (And >>usually the children are the first to go out barefoot >>in spring and the last to start wearing shoes again >>when all the leaves have fallen, they're tougher than >>us adults actually!) >>So yes, all the kids have been barefoot for months >>pretty much without interruption. Once they know to go >>everywhere without pain or injury, once it's a normal >>part of their daily lives it's so much easier, no >>shoes to store and clean, no socks to wash and sort. >>As adults we still wear shoes on the job, in town >>doing our business, I guess children get away with it >>so much more easily. When we go walk in the park or to >>the swimming pool we're often a barefoot family. >>Now inside the house we have a simple rule: "Clean >>feet only", leave your shoes at the doorstep, wash >>your feet. It's something we all agreed on and there's >>no disagreement about it. Guests know we're a shoeless >>household. >>The best comments? If there are comments at all >>(mostly we just get a brief surprised look or a smile) >>... "Oh strong!" someone said as they ran over a >>gravel trail with no difficulty, or on a chilly day >>"Oh that must be cold" followed by "Not too cold for >>me!" by our laughing son. >>(And from us parents? As far as I'm concerned there's >>rarely a day when I don't praise my children's cute, >>strong, tough, all around adorable bare feet!) > > > >Hi it's really great to see how fearless they are. >They are really brave. They have gained a lot of >confidence in themselves and that's really great. >I think that the way of life that you have chosen is >the best and the most holy for them and for that I >congratulate you. >Hopefully you will continue to be barefoot as long as >possible.

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