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Date Posted: 2024-01-09 12:57:36
Author: Tamara
Subject: Re: Shorts as well?
In reply to: Anita 's message, "Re: Shorts as well?" on 2024-01-09 11:02:39

This sounds very logical. Do they run and play a lot when they are barefoot? Are they barefoot in their classes?

>>Maybe it could be a good idea to start for him outside
>>in spring in a park, that is very healthy to go
>>barefoot in the grass. I still have some doubts about
>>the city, we live in a big city with dirt from dogs
>>etc.
>
>Cities can be dirty, we are pragmatic about it: feet
>can be cleaned easily. In the summer my kids will
>gladly splash their feet in a puddle, stream or
>fountain getting them refreshed and clean again, and
>when coming home they'll scrub them in the shower, in
>the bathroom near the entrance door.
>Walking behind them in summer I actually find it cute
>to see the undersides of their toes, balls and heels
>getting dark gray with city dust while the high arches
>remain clean and pale ... It's nothing to worry about,
>plus they wouldn't step into dog piles or the like,
>they elegantly walk around such obstacles. It's
>obvious you're more aware of the dirt in the street
>when you're barefoot, you'll feel what you step on and
>it can hurt you, so you'll learn to avoid it elegantly.
>In the end it's up to your son where he prefers to
>walk barefoot, at the age of 16 he's really old enough
>to decide for himself. In our case "too dirty" hasn't
>been a reason to discourage anyone from walking
>barefoot, except perhaps in a few cases where a lot of
>broken glass was on the ground.

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