Going Barefoot

Children should go barefoot in order to nourish, strengthen, and promote agility in children's growing feet, ankles, legs, knees, and even hips. By letting the children go barefoot, their toes will grow straight and have greater ability to spread and push off while walking, greater flexor strength and denser muscles on the bottom of the feet, a wider range of hip movement and more flexibility of hamstring and gluteal muscles. Going barefoot will also reduce the risk of getting flat feet and actually believed to promote better posture.