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>>Winter here I suppose is quite mild by some people >>standards so my two can still be barefoot but come >>winter they are the minority that are still happier in >>bare feet. > >I definitely like how all my children enjoy walking >barefoot in almost all temperatures and often like to >test their limits (with all due caution). It gives me >a smile when they encourage others to try the same and >I'd definitely support that decision, though I might >give advice (mostly: if your feet hurt or get numb >it's definitely enough). The children I know are sane >enough to stop doing something when it stops feeling >good, though. > >When meeting other parents I have occasionally pointed >out the practical advantages of having a bunch of >dedicated barefooters as children. They might express >worries that they could get injured, but then I just >point them to the experience with my own children: The >best way to learn watching where you step is to make >every way barefoot, whether you are in the countryside >or in the city. > >As the night and morning temperatures are going down >in fall, my sons and my daughter are now going out in >the morning in long pants, bare feet and jackets, >though around noon it can still get warm enough for >shorts.

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