On today’s blog, we are going to discuss the barefoot benefits for your child!
- A child begins cruising furniture and wondering about around 7-9 months and begins walking around 10-13 months.
- During this time, it is important for a child to be barefoot as they are cruising and beginning to walk.
- Barefoot Benefits:
- Provides additional sensory and proprioceptive input into their feet.
- Allows for strengthening, improves agility, and arch development of their feet.
- Challenges a child’s balance and protective reflexes/responses.
- Focuses on awareness when moving and walking through space.
- Helps the feet learn to push forward and provides free movement when moving.
- Barefoot Benefits:
- When a child starts to walk regularly, wearing proper shoes will be important for safety reasons and to protect the joints of the foot. (ex: Kai run, Stride Rite Soft Motion Sneaker, and more).