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>>As for the city, I still have a little trouble. >>I'm not as experienced as all of you lol. >>This is also the reason why I inform myself in order >>to evolve. > >With my children (and all of us actually) it's just >like this, we go barefoot whenever it feels good! >When they were very young they were still mostly in >the baby buggy when going out (no shoes required >then), in the house barefoot was the obvious choice >and as they learned to walk I also didn't see a reason >to put shoes on them, at least in summer. Luckily they >didn't get hurt so we gradually expanded that into >autumn, starting again next spring ... > >>I also have a 7 year old son. I start to introduce him >>little by little and he seems to enjoy it. > >That's a great idea, the best way if he's not used to >it yet is to go out barefoot together on nice days. >Just tell him to say when he gets cold feet. > >>Do your children have foot accessories like rings or >>bracelets? > >I guess my daughter might be interested, she's the >most "style-conscious" of the three! But I guess she >won't wear her jewelry when playing outside, more like >when she goes to a dance or other nice event. > >>Have you ever taken public transportation and gone >>barefoot to the supermarket like me? > >Yes. At first it felt odd to take the underground with >barefoot children with pitch black soles but ... hey >they didn't get hurt, they enjoyed it, there's no rule >against it so it's become a regular habit. > >> Do you have pets that you walk barefoot? > >We have a cat who goes out on her own. > >> The parents of your children's >>friends don't say anything when they come back with >>dirty feet? > >Inside they don't get particularly dirty. But when our >youngest son had a garden birthday party on a nice >summer day of course all the kids were barefoot and >some of them didn't want to put their sandals back on >for the way home. I guess they had something to scrub >off ... At least some of them are now occasionally >seen barefoot outside on hot days as they play in the >neighbourhood. We're the most consequent though, not >forcing anyone but just not telling the children it's >probably too dangerous in the city or anywhere ... >That's a matter of trust, to know they can take care >of themselves! > >> Finally, is the youngest as often barefoot >>as his brothers and sisters? > >Yes, he started on the same day and there's a kind of >group dynamic that means they're pretty much all >barefoot once one of them starts. His feet are softer >to the look and touch still but can handle everything >equally well!

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