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>Friday my older son had a friend coming to visit him, >it took a bit of nagging from my son's side until his >friend took off his socks. It seems like some children >(and adults too) are very reluctant to bare their >feet, even though our home is very well suited with >floor heating, parquet floor and carpets. All of us >have always been barefoot at home in all seasons so >it's strange others are so shy about it. When he >finally went barefoot (in the house) it looked like he >actually enjoyed it though. > >Which makes me wonder, what could lead to such an >attitude? Probably growing up in a household where >indoor slippers are always worn and children who >forget them are admonished by their parents to put >something on their feet (because the floor is terribly >cold or something). I find it sad if children can't >even be barefoot at home. > >Yesterday I did an 8 km hike with the kids into the >nearby hills, all of us barefoot, at 14°C air >temperature it was a pleasure with some fields of snow >still remaining in the shadow, otherwise grass and >earth feeling great in the sun. In one place the trail >itself was icy with water running down from melting >snow so it was very slippery, we chose to go through >the softer snow nearby! All of us had plenty of fun, >spring can be really uplifting even way before the >first flowers come out.

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