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>>I mean, even if they do get thorns or shards of glass, >>it must be superficial. Or so I imagine. >>Their feet must be so strong they don't even realize >>it. > >Going barefoot is much about the sense of touch, what >you feel of the ground at every step. That's why we >have all the fine nerves in our soles, that we know >immediately if anything is wrong and do something >about it before we go on. So we can remove a thorn or >splinter before it causes more pain. >All our children know that and don't ignore those >little oopsies, we look at it, take care of it and a >day or two later it's forgotten and healed. > >We live in a fairly clean small town with plenty of >lawns and meadows. In the bigger cities walking along >a busy road, in a parking garage, train or metro >station can give my kids pretty decent black city >soles to be proud of, my elder daughter says it just >fits with the black "goth" clothing she sometimes >wears. (Her friend's white socks looked likewise >underneath when they went out together ...) >Nothing for them or us parents to be ashamed about, >that's for sure. Now these aren't the feet I like to >see on my living room carpet, but once home it's just >a matter of minutes to scrub them clean again, another >advantage of bare feet!

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