The Best Place to Buy Kids’ Shoes – Avoid Stride Rite, Nordstrom, Payless…

Have you ever taken your children to be fitted for shoes at big retailers such as Nordstrom, Stride Rite, or Payless and ended up with the wrong shoe size? The best place to buy kids’ shoes is your specialized local children’s shoe store, but the issue is that most of these stores have closed down. For this reason, I will show you a virtual shoe fitting service I created that has been helping families find the perfect pair of shoes for their children online.

Be Careful About Fitting Your Child in the Wrong Shoe Size

Wearing the wrong shoe size or the wrong shoe style can lead to several foot issues such as blisters, calluses, or corns, as well as foot and leg pain. Keeping your kids’ feet and legs healthy is really important, and by investing in the correct type of shoes you will end up saving a lot of time and money in the future.

Do You Have a Specialized Children’s Shoe Store in Your Area?

Start by taking a look at a resource I created where I showcase the best-fitting children’s shoe stores by state. If you can’t seem to find any shoe stores in your area then I suggest you use the resource below.

Virtual Shoe Fitting Service

I developed the most effective way to determine your child’s exact foot size from your home and will personally assist you with a custom fitting tailored to your child’s individual needs. This easy-to-follow method allows parents to accurately determine:

  • Correct length, width (narrow, medium, wide, or extra wide), and instep height
  • Identify possible foot conditions such as flat feet or misaligned heels

1️⃣ Step 1: Measuring Your Child’s Exact Foot Length

  • Make sure that your child is standing straight, and then place a measuring tape or ruler below your child’s heels. You must measure your child’s feet while standing, as on weight-bearing the foot becomes longer.
  • Measure both feet up to the tip of your child’s longest toe (make sure that your child is not curling his/her toes). You must measure both feet since there is always one foot that is bigger than the other. Keep in mind that your child’s longest toe doesn’t necessarily have to be the big toe — it may in fact be the second or even the third toe.
  • Make a note of that measurement in centimeters or inches or email me the image showing the measurements (such as you see below) to avoid confusion with the measurements.
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2️⃣ Step 2: Pictures of Your Child’s Foot Width

The pictures below will help me determine whether your child has narrow, medium, wide, or extra wide feet.  Also, the pictures will help me see whether your child has a high instep and additional information such as whether your child has flat feet or not. Below you can find examples of how the pictures should look like:

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Please note that I won’t need the measurements of your child’s foot width, the images will be sufficient to help me determine whether your child has narrow, medium, wide, or extra wide feet.

➡️ Recap – What to Include in Your Email

  • Your child’s foot length measurements (or an image of their foot length measurements)
  • Three images of your child’s feet (see example images above)
  • The country you live in case you need specific shoe recommendations

Feel free to include in your email any additional information I should know about your child’s feet:

fittingchildrensshoes@gmail.com

Looking for Shoe Recommendations? – Get a Personalized Suggestion

Do not hesitate to contact me directly at my e-mail if you would like to receive specific shoe recommendations tailored to your child’s unique foot shape.

Avoid Shopping for Shoes at Big Retailers – Here’s Why!

The salespeople who work there are not properly trained to fit shoes. Most of the shoe brands that they carry are not even available in different widths such as medium (M), wide (W), or extra wide (XW).

I can’t tell you the number of children that come to the store I work for wearing the wrong pair of shoes or the wrong shoe size. It is hard for me to believe that someone would fit a child —who often can’t speak up when they are in discomfort— in a pair of shoes that don’t fit, just to make a sale. The level of irresponsibility from these shoe stores is so unbelievable that I felt obligated to reach out to parents and let them know that they need to stop taking their kids to be fitted for shoes at these retail stores!

The next time you need to buy shoes for your kids, do it in a place that you trust!