Babies don’t really need shoes until they start walking outside. However, when the temperature drops, a comfortable cozy pair of pink baby boots for girls and boys goes a long way. Not only they are a safe way to get your baby started on wearing shoes, but they are also delightfully cute! ♡
So, here is what we will cover in this post:
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Choosing the right boot size online
You may or may not be social distancing, but shopping for babies shoes online is a bittersweet experience. Every single time.
On one hand, all the comfort of online shopping. On the other hand: sizing.
So here is what you have to consider to make you online baby shoes shopping a bliss!
- draw your baby’s foot on a paper
- measure the inches between the more distant points
- check the brand “size chart”(each brand has it’s own shapes and measurements)
- read mom’s reviews. They know from experience if that brand runs small or large
- when in doubt: size up! Always! Baby will grow into those booties.
Finally, never leave your baby or toddler in tight shoes. It is best to go barefoot than in tight poor quality shoes!
Warm Lined Baby Boots
How do you feel about gender stereotypes?
We still live in a world that is less open and respectful than some of us would like it to be.
How do you feel about it? Have you ever felt limited by gender stereotypes? Have you ever disrespected someone that had a different perspective from yours?
As a woman myself I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s under a lot of limiting gender stereotypes: don’t run, be delicate, close your legs, watch your skirt, flying kites is for boys, go play with your Barbies. Certainly I loved my Barbies and I had their shoes organized by color and occasion. But I also wanted to fly a kite, play soccer, and not have boys all over me when all I wanted was to listen to Alanis Morissette on my CD player (yeah young Millennials).
It is known that kids are bullied every single day, sometimes even by their families, due to their “atypical”choices. And it can go from a simple color preference up to a gender identity change. A 2017 study mentioned in this great CNN article , brings light to how enforced gender rules can cause mental health issues in teen and adult life.
The fact is that any enforced gender rule is a social norm. When we normalize these stereotypes, we are building walls around our kids. We are preventing them from exploring the possibilities. It is our job, as humans, to look at ourselves and our behavior, not others, and realize if we are creating a toxic or a nurturing environment around us. For our kids, for every kid. And it doesn’t cost a thing!
If you and your little girl love pink, you must be respected for that. If you and your little boy love pink, you should also be respected for that.
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What do you think?