Sandals for Kids with Overpronation – Let’s Prevent Foot and Leg Pain During the Summer!

Do you have a child that is dealing with overpronation? Are you looking for a pair of substantial and supportive sandals to help treat your child’s overpronation during the summer season and prevent foot and leg pain? Children with overpronation are highly likely to experience foot and leg pain during the summer since they are not able to wear their regular sneakers and orthotics for most of the day. I will show you a list of the best sandals for kids with overpronation based on my many years of shoe fitting experience.

There is only a small selection of sandals that help treat your child’s overpronation, but the good news is that I will help you find them.

If you’re pressed for time, you can jump directly to the selection of sandals for kids with overpronation.

What Is Causing Your Child’s Overpronation?

Having fallen arches or flat feet can be a developed or hereditary condition. The biggest issue with pronation either inward or outward is how it can cause the misalignment of your child’s hips and knees. We all have a certain degree of pronation, but when it’s excessive it’s when most problems arise. Overpronation affects your child’s overall posture.

The most effective way to significantly reduce or fully eliminate foot and leg pain during the summer is by wearing sandals that provide good shock absorption.

Do Kids’ Sandals Provide Good Support?

It is a fact that most sandals are not the most foot-friendly shoes for children to wear. In addition to the lack of support and the increased likelihood of developing blisters, sandals can also be easier to trip in, leading to bumps, bruises, or broken toes.

The key is to find a pair of sandals that will help align your kids’ feet and legs and reduce the impact that your kids’ feet and legs take every time they come in contact with the ground. Most sandals are too flimsy and don’t provide the correct amount of support that a child with a particular foot condition such as overpronation needs.

I have fitted certain sandals that provide an internal support mechanism that is anatomically engineered to provide excellent arch support and prevent the flattening of the arch.

There are many different types of sandals for children, but the sandals that I recommend will help your child with the following:

• They provide proper body weight distribution by supporting and preventing your kids’ feet from collapsing and turning inwards.

• They provide a built-in-arch and a cushioned foot-bed for better support and balance.

• They prevent your child’s feet and legs from easily getting tired.

Most children with overpronation are flat-footed, have low muscle tone, or rolled ankles. Sandals that provide a substantial outsole can help prevent your child’s feet from collapsing and turning inwards or outwards. Don’t take my word for it, let me prove it to you!

Before and After Images of Sandals for Kids with Overpronation

Let’s take a look at a picture of a flat-footed child with rolled ankles. Do you notice how the child’s feet are collapsing and turning inwards?

Before Image: Child Standing Barefoot

Now let’s take a look at a picture of the same child wearing a pair of the supportive sandals that I recommend. Do you notice how the feet look a lot straighter and are not collapsing or turning inwards anymore?

After Image: Same Child Wearing Supportive Sandals

Now, remember how I told you that even among the same shoe brand, not all sandals provide the same levels of support, comfort, and durability? The picture below shows the same child wearing a different pair of sandals from the same shoe brand. The child’s feet look straighter but notice how the feet are not as straight as in the previous image.

After Image: Same Child Wearing Unsupportive Sandals

What Makes the Sandals I Recommend Effective for Kids with Foot Overpronation?

1️⃣ Targeted Arch Support

The internal support mechanism is anatomically engineered to provide excellent arch support and cradle the natural contours of the foot. Do you notice how the sandal on the right image has a much thicker and supportive outsole than the sandal on the left image? I will provide you with a link to that sandal shortly.

2️⃣ Targeted Heel Support

In addition to providing excellent arch support, these sandals also come with extra support around the heel area. This is a great feature, especially if your child has rolled ankles. Let me show you the difference between a sandal style that provides extra cushion around the heel versus one that doesn’t. This extra padding helps reduce the impact on your kids’ heels and prevents ankle and heel pain.

Before I provide you with a selection of the best kids’ sandals for overpronation, I want to first show you what features these sandals provide and how you can figure out your child’s exact foot size from home.

3️⃣ Lightweight and Flexible

While we want the sandals to be supportive, we still want them to be lightweight and flexible to prevent your kids’ feet and legs from easily getting tired.

Your kids’ sandals should always bend at the ball of the foot but not any further, meaning that they need to be flexible but not too flexible, otherwise they won’t provide enough support. Below you can find a picture of a pair of sandals that provides the correct amount of flexibility versus a sandal that is too flexible.

These are the 3 most important features that will help treat and prevent your child’s overpronation and significantly reduce or fully eliminate your child’s foot pain.

Without further ado, let’s take a look at a selection of the best sandals for kids with overpronation. Disclosure: Some links in this post may be affiliate links and we may receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you) when you click our links and make purchases.

The Best Sandals for Kids with Overpronation

The sandals below will help improve your child’s posture and help treat and prevent your child’s overpronation. Many of the sandals featured below come in several color options, so if your child likes a specific model, please make sure to click through and see if they have the desired color.

Toddler Sizes (0 to 10)

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• Sandal style Newport H2 by Keen

• Fits medium and wide feet (fits high insteps)

• This internal support mechanism is anatomically engineered to provide excellent arch support

• Machine washable

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Newport H2 by Keen

• Fits medium and wide feet (fits high insteps)

• This internal support mechanism is anatomically engineered to provide excellent arch support

• Machine washable

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Pedro by Memo

• Fits medium and wide feet

• Thermoplastic asymmetric stiff heel counter for proper feet protection and support 

• This is an orthopedic sandal

• Genuine leather lining

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Betti by Memo

• Fits medium and wide feet

• This is an orthopedic sandal

• Thermoplastic asymmetric stiff heel counter for proper feet protection and support 

• Genuine leather lining

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Psyclone by Teva

• Fits medium, wide, and extra wide feet

• Eva foam footbed cushions and softly supports

• Rubber outsole for great traction

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Hurricane by Teva

• Fits medium, wide, and extra wide feet

• Two adjustable velcro straps

• Eva foam footbed cushions and softly supports

• Rubber outsole for great traction

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Apakowa

• Fits medium and wide feet

• Leather insole with arch support

• Two points of adjustability

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Apakowa

• Fits medium and wide feet

• Leather insole with arch support

• Two points of adjustability

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Lucky Brand

• Fits medium and wide feet (fits high insteps)

• Supportive footbed

• Adjustable buckles at the front and velcro strap at the back for easy on and off

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

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• Sandal style by Geox

• Fits medium and wide feet

• EVA foam footbed cushions and softly supports for all-day comfort

• Rigid at the toe box

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your toddler’s current foot size

Little/Big Kid Sizes (10.5 to 7)

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• Sandal style Agnes by Memo

• Fits medium, wide, and extra wide feet

• 100% leather made

• Extra depth to accommodate orthotics, AFOS, and internal modifications

• Ability to adjust the Hook and Loop strap length to the different feet width

• This is an orthopedic sandal

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Michael by Memo

• Fits medium, wide, and extra wide feet

• 100% leather made

• Extra depth to accommodate orthotics, AFOS, and internal modifications

• Ability to adjust the Hook and Loop strap length to the different feet width

• This is an orthopedic sandal

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Newport H2 by Keen

• Fits medium and wide feet

• This internal support mechanism is anatomically engineered to provide excellent arch support

• Machine washable

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Newport H2 by Keen

• Fits medium and wide feet

• EVA insole with arch support for all-day comfort

• Machine washable

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Shoe style Hurricane by Teva

• Fits medium and wide feet

• 3 points of adjustability so children can make the sandals as tight or loose as they want

• Eva foam footbed cushions and softly supports for all day comfort 

• Rigid at the toe box

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Shoe style Hurricane by Teva

• Fits medium and wide feet

• 3 points of adjustability so children can make the sandals as tight or loose as they want

• Eva foam footbed cushions and softly supports for all day comfort 

• Rigid at the toe box

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Rio by Birkenstock

• Fits medium and wide feet

• Suede-lined cork footbed offers excellent arch support, a deep heel cup, roomy toe box, and molds to the shape of each individual’s foot

• Flexible and lightweight EVA outsole is durable and shock-resisting

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Milano by Birkenstock

• Fits medium and wide feet

• Suede-lined cork footbed offers excellent arch support, a deep heel cup, roomy toe box, and molds to the shape of each individual’s foot

• Flexible and lightweight EVA outsole is durable and shock-resisting

• Order this sandal a whole size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Newport H2 by Keen

• Fits medium and wide feet

• EVA insole with arch support for all-day comfort

• Machine washable

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your child’s current foot size

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• Sandal style Newport H2 by Keen

• Fits medium and wide feet

• This internal support mechanism is anatomically engineered to provide excellent arch support

• Machine washable

• Order this sandal half a size larger than your child’s current foot size

How to Figure Out Your Child’s Exact Sandal Size?

Parents have told me how one of the hardest things they have to do is figure out their child’s sandal size.

To be able to figure out your child’s correct sandal size, you need to know your child’s exact foot size to begin with. If you don’t know your child’s foot size, refer to another article. In that article I help parents determine their child’s exact foot length and whether the child has narrow, medium, wide, or extra wide feet. I also will be able to tell you whether your child has a high instep or not.

What Sandal Size Should You Order?

Most of the sandals that I recommend are not available in half sizes, they are available in whole sizes only. If your child is in “between sizes” then always round up.

It’s important to provide your child with a certain amount of growing room, but getting sandals that are too long might compromise your child’s stability and make your child more prone to developing foot issues such as blisters, calluses, and corns.

Let’s take a look at the following scenario to figure out what sandal size you need to provide for your child:

• If your child measures a foot size 10, in most sneakers your child will wear a shoe size 10.5. However, in a pair of sandals, your child will wear the size 11 since they are not available in half sizes.

• If your child measures a foot size 10 1/2, you still will provide your child with a sandal size 11.

Are Any Other Sandal Choices Available?

Do not hesitate to contact me directly at my email if you are unsure about what sandal style will work best to help treat your child’s overpronation. My email address is:

[email protected]

What Are the Best Sneakers for Kids with Overpronation?

If you are unsure whether your child is wearing a pair of supportive sneakers I suggest that you take a look at another resource on overpronation.

Have you found a particular sandal style that has worked well for your child’s overpronation? Please share your findings in the comments section below so other parents can benefit from your experiences.