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>An encouraging article on a German site for parents: > >https://www.leben-und-erziehen.de/kind/gesundheit/barfu >ss-im-herbst-und-winter-18800.html > >It's ok to let children go barefoot in autumn and >winter, they don't risk getting sick if they are >moving enough to keep themselves warm. Walking >barefoot is great for motor activity, coordination and >perception. There's no risk of hypothermia (body >temperature sinking too low) while they are running >around and moving. > >What it doesn't cover is that children have to learn >they might still get numb near the freezing point so >they wouldn't notice frostbite when it occurs. I guess >that's a bit of a risk when parents wear shoes so they >don't have the personal experience of how their >barefoot children feel about the temperature. Then >again children will say if they get uncomfortably cold >and the state of circulation can also be seen by the >colour of their toes. > >And of course they can wear cozy warm clothes from >ankles up while still having their feet bare and free.

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