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>>As far as your children are concerned, it's really >>impressive that they can walk on any surface barefoot. > >Pretty much yes, they don't particularly like gravel >and now in spring there's still a lot of crushed grit >on the roads from the winter. So they will walk on >grass if they can. > >>How do they manage to walk barefoot in cold and rainy >>weather? Do they have a special technique? > >Rain isn't much of a problem but makes your feet >softer, making it a bit more difficult to walk on such >rough and challenging surfaces. Though they're tougher >than me ... I see how they get more cautious then. > >As long as they run around, cold temperatures aren't >that much of a problem at least while it's not >freezing, so they can happily run around and play at >+5°C, at least on dry ground. For fun our boy also >loves to run around in snow, especially when it's just >falling ... but that's just for a few minutes. Yes >they have shoes (of the "minimal/barefoot" kind) to >put on when it gets really cold. > >>How do they keep their feet clean by walking barefoot? >>I guess most of the time their feet can get pretty >>dirty. > >Depending on where they walk their feet will get dirty >or clean ... rain, puddles, grass can clean them >again. Outside, we're not bothered by black soles >(they don't get any dirtier than shoes). Fuzzled hair, >bright smiles and dirty bare feet all go together as >signs of kids having a marvellous day playing outside >... better not to be too picky there as parents. So >much better than having lazy couch potatoes! >It's not serious anyway. When barefoot you have the >option of rinsing your feet in a stream, fountain or >puddle of water. > >We do have a "clean feet" rule at home and the kids >both agreed to that. So they wipe their feet as they >come in and since the bathroom is just around the >corner from the entrance door, will shower off their >feet quickly, using a brush if necessary. That doesn't >take any longer than washing hands.

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