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>>You have values that deserve respect. Everyone should >>think like you. > >Thank you! I'm just trying to give each of them a >wonderful childhood and it seems like raising them >barefoot is good in several aspects, it is fun for >them all, it keeps them strong and healthy, and makes >many things easier for parents as well. So I don't >understand the concerns that many other parents have. >Convincing them is hard though, they're too concerned >their children's precious little feet might get hurt. >To be honest: We take a small pocket first-aid kit >along, with plaster, spray-on bandage, disinfectant >and tweezers with a magnifying glass to pull out >little thorns. All children taken together we have to >take care of tiny wounds once or twice a year but it's >nothing that bothers them particularly, they take care >of it and go on, a few days later they're healed. > >>With all this, are your children's feet properly >>trained? > >They are certainly well trained for most surfaces at >temperatures above freezing. They still don't >particularly like gravel roads, they obviously avoid >broken glass or thorns that might get stuck in their >soles. But they're at least as fast as any shoe-wearer. >Now for winter ... we will see. Perhaps get them some >soft "sock shoes" such as Skinners for long walks on >freezing days. After all it's not a good idea to avoid >going out when it's cold but otherwise nice, just >because your bare feet can't handle it (everybody has >limits). That's also something we talked about, don't >get overly ambitious to the point of frostbite. They >all know the signs of feet getting pale and numb in >the frost reminding them to warm up quickly. > >>Do your children go to school barefoot? > >Yes, fortunately there's no dress code in the >regulations. > >>What is the longest barefoot period? > >A couple of months I guess? We haven't taken care of >when they last wore shoes, it must have been sometime >in march! That's longer than the years before when >they had worn shoes on occasion. > >>What's the most unusual place to go barefoot? > >That's up to anyone to decide but last year we started >taking them to concerts, theatre, fine restaurants and >a friend's wedding barefoot (in fine clothes and with >a neat haircut). See my message below "Taking the kids >to fine society events" of 2022-05-22. It might >surprise those who associate such events with detailed >expectations of how everybody is dressed, but besides >a number of surprised smiles we didn't hit any >obstacle and the children certainly had fun! Now, a >special day remains special to them and we don't do it >very often, but they still love dressing up neatly in >fine ironed fabric neck to ankles, with their toes and >soles naked as always. > >>Do they also play games and compare their soles with >>each other? > >They occasionally do. It seems like our youngest son >still has rather soft soles in comparison to his >siblings but he is no less tough than they are! > >How much do you go barefoot, Logan?

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