Last updated: August 2026 | By Juan Valenzuela, Certified Children’s Shoe Fitter Has your child been complaining about pain on the top of their foot? Before assuming it’s growing pains or something medical, it’s worth ruling out the shoes themselves — because in my experience as a certified shoe fitter, they’re the culprit far more […]
Last Updated: August 2026 | Juan Valenzuela, Certified Children’s Shoe Fitter Do you always struggle to get your toddler’s shoes on and off, and notice the Velcro straps never seem to extend far enough across the shoe? Many toddlers have wide feet or high insteps, which makes finding a properly fitting shoe genuinely challenging. Wide […]
Children with a high instep and wide feet often struggle to find shoes that fit well. A high instep means the top of the foot sits higher than usual, while wide feet need more room across the shoe — combined, these two traits can turn shoe shopping into a real challenge. Most standard shoes simply […]
Does your child complain that the top of their foot hurts, or that their soccer cleats feel too tight in that spot no matter the size? As a certified children’s shoe fitter, this is a classic sign of a high instep — and it calls for a different fix than width alone. Here’s what a […]
High Instep · Written by Juan Valenzuela, Certified Children’s Shoe Fitter · Updated June 2026 Dress shoes for toddlers with high insteps present a fitting challenge that most parents don’t recognize until they’re in the middle of it — the shoe is the right length, it looks like it should fit, and it still won’t […]
Dress Shoes · Written by Juan Valenzuela, Certified Children’s Shoe Fitter · Updated June 2026 Dress shoes for children with high insteps present a specific challenge that most shoe shopping advice doesn’t address: a dress shoe can be the right length, the right color, and the right style — and still be completely unwearable because […]
If you’ve been buying your child school shoes in the right length and they still feel too tight across the top of the foot — or the buckle or Velcro barely reaches, or the shoe leaves a red line across the instep by lunchtime — the problem almost certainly isn’t the size. It’s the depth. […]
High Instep · Written by Juan Valenzuela, Certified Children’s Shoe Fitter · Updated June 2026 Struggling to find the perfect pair of deep and wide sandals for your toddler’s uniquely shaped feet? Do red marks appear on the top of their feet after wearing sandals, signaling a poor fit? If you’re tired of endlessly browsing […]
Last updated: June 2026 | By Juan Valenzuela, Certified Children’s Shoe Fitter | Est. reading time: 13 minutes Struggling to find sandals that fit your child’s high instep? Many styles end up too narrow, leaving marks on the top of the foot and causing discomfort. As a shoe fitter with over 10 years of experience, […]
Most parents use the terms “high instep” and “high arch” interchangeably — but they are not the same thing. And the difference matters, because each condition requires a different type of shoe. Getting this wrong is one of the most common reasons children end up in shoes that do not fit properly, cause discomfort, or […]