The moment you find out you are having a baby you start planning everything for their arrival.
The crib, the stroller, the cute baby clothes, even their little baby shoes.
In reality, shoe shopping for babies is super easy because they usually wear socks, unless you have an event you are attending.
Babies in socks are cute but of course, the baby grows up and shoes demand more attention than you thought.
Kid's shoes are a big deal.
There are the ones with lights, the ones with the princess, the ones with the superheroes, glitter, cartoon and movie characters; The list is long and you probably didn't even see it coming.
Shopping for kid's shoes can be fun, until they start expressing their opinion about what they want.
As a parent, your concern is the fit and making sure that your purchase is going to be a good one.
Ask the kiddo, and they will tell you that is all about the coolness of the shoe.
So what do you do when your son asks for the trendy and expensive shoes that all his friends are wearing? Here are some tips.
1.
Try to do your shoe shopping right before school starts or during the holidays.
Stores usually have good sales around those times.
2.
Use gift certificates.
Even if they were meant for you.
3.
Take advantage of those buy one, get half off of 2nd pair sales 4.
If you do decide to make the investment, buy the shoes a 1/2 size bigger.
They will last longer and your son will grow into them in no time.
If it's really not possible to get those trendy shoes, then don't worry about it, it really is not the end of the world.
As the kids get older they will express their opinions about exactly what shoes they want, but they will also learn that there are times when you can't have everything you want.
Your kid's shoes is really something you will never see coming.
They will be a hot topic of discussion or maybe even disagreement.
They will get grown out off faster that you ever thought and you will be glad when a good friend or family member is trying to pass some down to you.
So the moment you count those cute twinkle toes, remember that they will always need some wiggle room and one day they will care about looking cool.
The crib, the stroller, the cute baby clothes, even their little baby shoes.
In reality, shoe shopping for babies is super easy because they usually wear socks, unless you have an event you are attending.
Babies in socks are cute but of course, the baby grows up and shoes demand more attention than you thought.
Kid's shoes are a big deal.
There are the ones with lights, the ones with the princess, the ones with the superheroes, glitter, cartoon and movie characters; The list is long and you probably didn't even see it coming.
Shopping for kid's shoes can be fun, until they start expressing their opinion about what they want.
As a parent, your concern is the fit and making sure that your purchase is going to be a good one.
Ask the kiddo, and they will tell you that is all about the coolness of the shoe.
So what do you do when your son asks for the trendy and expensive shoes that all his friends are wearing? Here are some tips.
1.
Try to do your shoe shopping right before school starts or during the holidays.
Stores usually have good sales around those times.
2.
Use gift certificates.
Even if they were meant for you.
3.
Take advantage of those buy one, get half off of 2nd pair sales 4.
If you do decide to make the investment, buy the shoes a 1/2 size bigger.
They will last longer and your son will grow into them in no time.
If it's really not possible to get those trendy shoes, then don't worry about it, it really is not the end of the world.
As the kids get older they will express their opinions about exactly what shoes they want, but they will also learn that there are times when you can't have everything you want.
Your kid's shoes is really something you will never see coming.
They will be a hot topic of discussion or maybe even disagreement.
They will get grown out off faster that you ever thought and you will be glad when a good friend or family member is trying to pass some down to you.
So the moment you count those cute twinkle toes, remember that they will always need some wiggle room and one day they will care about looking cool.