Girl's Shoes

As a mother of three daughters, I know how difficult it can be to choose the right girl's shoes. The shoes need to meet all the criteria that you as a mother would want such as durability, cost and function. At the same time they must appeal to your daughter's sensibilities and what she believes is the 'in thing', especially at school.

As if the pressure of buying the 'right' footwear is not enough, you are then faced with the prospect of actually having to find and buy the shoes in the stores. This can mean having to trek through shops to buy shoes for school and play. This can mean hours spent feverishly parading around busy shopping malls or main street stores. As a mom and sort of a girl's shoe expert, I've come up with a few tips that may make things a lot easier.

1) Get Your Daughter's Feet Professionally Measured and Fitted - Girls will wear their school shoes for far longer periods than any of their other shoes - usually around 8 hours a day, five days a week. It is therefore really important that they fit correctly, not just for comfort but from the point of view of foot health now and later in adulthood.

Note: being measured and fitted is not just for Primary School children. None of the bones in a child's foot are fully developed until they are 18 years old. Poor-fitting shoes can do permanent damage to their feet which could cause major foot and back problems later in life.

2) Always Allow Room For Growth - It is important that you allow room for your daughter's feet to grow and for their little toes to move. As a general rule there should be a thumb's width between the end of the longest toe and the end of the shoe.

3) Choose Shoes With Adequate Support - Girl's shoes should be styled to hold the shoe on the foot. So choosing a ballet pump style, for instance, is simply not good enough and is going to offer very little support or shock absorption with the thin sole.

4) Choose Leather Shoes Whenever You Can - Girl's shoes come in a variety of materials but the benefits of choosing a leather outer and linings far outweigh their cheaper synthetic alternatives. Leather is much harder wearing so will last longer. Leather linings allow feet to breathe and reduce sweat and smelly feet at the end of a long day.

5) Consider Buying Shoes On-Line - Because we are a reputable on-line shoe hop then you can potentially do all your shoe shopping from the comfort of your own home and avoid the stress of finding shoes in shopping malls.

I hope this has given you some ideas on how best to search for girl's shoes. Spend some time browsing our store. We offer more than just cheap and cheerful shoes. We carry quality shoe brands because the long term health of your daughter may well depend on it.

Girls Shoes

Girl's Shoes