Simple Guide on Measuring Your Children’s Feet

Posted on Wednesday, 31 March 2010 by admin

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Child’s feet grow very fast, It seems that parents need to buy new shoes for the kids almost once in few months.one of the main problems that arise when you buy your child new shoes is doesn’t know their correct shoe size. And this can be that difficult.

A shoe that fits properly is extremely important to children, especially young children. As they learn to walk properly having the wrong shoe size can create complications with their growth and posture which they can carry into later life. So again it is about getting them the right shoe size.

Here is a rough guide on how to measure feet of child. It should make it a little easier to understand the correct shoe size to buy next time you are shopping:

1) All too often people try to measure shoe size without taking into consideration the extra room needed in the shoe for socks. When you measure your child’s feet make sure that they wear the thickest socks they own or the ones they are most likely to wear.

2) Have your child stand up when taking the measurement. This way you can get a better idea of the length and width of the child’s feet – which is more difficult to achieve with the child sitting down.

3) Make sure you keep your child’s feet flat. Children have the tendency to scrunch their feet and curl their toes so be aware of this.

4) Measure the foot from the heel to the big toe. If you are doing this at home the best thing to do is to draw a line down the middle of a sheet of A4 paper. Then mark where the big toe is and where the heel is. As the left and right foot vary slightly in length make sure you measure both feet and take the longer of the sizes.

5) Take the measurements in centimeters for European sizes and inches for US sizes. All stores in the UK will be able to tell you both measurements for a shoe size. However as a rule of thumb for boys UK shoe sizes are.

In addition, here’s start-rite foot gauge method that provides a simple way to calculate your child’s foot sizes.