Shooting a child properly is not an easy task. Even experienced parents can make a mistake without knowing the basic rules for choosing children's shoes. But after all, the child needs to give all the best. How to determine children's shoe size? The table will help with this.
Basic requirements for shoes for children up to a year
Such shoes should be high enough - just above the ankle, and also hard - the ankle joint should be fixed with lacing or Velcro. Pay attention to the presence of the supinator. It contributes to the correct formation of the baby's foot. Give preference to natural materials. Children's shoes should have a low heel - up to 0.5 cm, which contributes to the correct formation of the legs.
To purchase suitable boots, sandals or sneakers, determine the children's shoe size. The table will help you with this. But it's so easy to get confused in all these mass, metric, American, European and English sizing systems. Let's learn to understand them together.
Variety of tables
Most understandablemost likely, it will turn out to be a metric system of measurement. However, there is also a shtikhmassnaya table of sizes for children's shoes. Russia is a country that uses the metric system, the units of measurement in it are centimeters. You can also come across a stichmass table. In it, the units for measuring the length of the insole are stitches (1 stitch=2/3 cm).
The most common sizes of children's shoes in the markets and in stores in Russia are European. This article provides a table of children's shoe sizes, in which you can find the data provided in this system and compare them with American and English.
Buying children's shoes online
Ordering via the Internet is a real mainstream of our time. Even yesterday, buyers, fearing that the quality of the goods promised by the sellers, did not risk buying clothes and shoes in this way. Today, things are quite different. Almost everyone has made purchases over the Internet at least once. No wonder, because on the Web you can find a wide range of a wide variety of products at affordable prices.
For parents who decide to buy shoes for their baby in an online store, it is important to measure the child's foot correctly. Usually, sellers' websites provide an up-to-date table of sizes for children's shoes. Just make the necessary manipulations with the child's leg to find out its length, and then compare the result with the data from the store.
If possible, contact the supplier and check the correct size. Often the data indicated on the site differs from the actual parameters of the shoes being sold. Discuss all the details with the manufacturer's representative before making a purchase.
Measuring the child's leg
To obtain correct data, it is necessary to carry out all manipulations in the evening. The fact is that the leg swells a little during the day. Put your baby on thin socks. Prepare a sheet of paper in advance and invite the child to stand on it. Circle the foot along the extreme protruding points. Measure the maximum track length. Round the result to the nearest 5 mm. So you can find out the correct children's shoe size for your baby. The table provided in this article contains information on the correspondence of the length of the foot in centimeters to the size of the shoes.
So, the length of the insole should exceed the length of the baby's foot by 0.5 - 1 cm. To check if the shoes fit the child, place your little finger between the back wall of the shoes and the baby's heel. It is about 1 cm thick in an adult.
Example
Let's say your baby is just over a year old. You measured his feet and got this result: the length of the right foot is 12.5 cm, the left one is 12.8.
It's actually very simple. Take elementary measurements, use the table, and you will getshoes that are perfect for a child. Remember, this part of the children's wardrobe should be not only beautiful, but also comfortable. It should fix the leg well, do not pinch it, do not rub. Give preference to natural materials. Please note that winter boots are worn with warm socks, and in summer the child's leg may swell. Therefore, shoes should not be close to him. Too large sizes are also not worth buying, as this will negatively affect the development of the foot and the formation of the child's gait.
How is the US children's shoe size chart different from the English one?
If you see a size designation on boots or shoes, be sure to check with the seller which measurement system is used, British (UK) or American (USA). The smallest in the USA size system is 5.5. It corresponds to English 4.5, this is a leg length of 12.7 cm. If you do not specify this point and take English 5.5 instead of the similar American one, you will receive shoes with a foot length of 14 cm. Based on this example, the difference is significant - 1.3 cm.
It is important to know which units of measurement a particular size table for children's shoes uses. England is a country in which an inch is considered the unit of measurement of length, it is equal to 2.54 cm. Knowing this, you can easily find the necessary sneakers, sandals or boots for your child. Buy only quality shoes. A lot depends on it: the correct formation of the foot, the gait of a small person, the pleasure that he will receive from walkingoutdoors. Never buy goods for a child at random. Correctly calculate the children's shoe size. The size chart should always be at hand.
