Comments on: Spoken like someone who has never tried to take a one-year-old shopping

By: Uly

Uly — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:55 +0000

Of course, that assumes you think keeping shoes and socks on is a priority. Which you are.

If you think that keeping shoes and socks on is at about the same level as making sure they don’t wear spots with stripes, well, why would you bother?

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:23 +0000

Wrong chris. Its 52 degrees now and I’m in shorts and a long sleeve T shirt. I’ve lived here all my life and can speak accurately to the fact that we (children and adults) can handle 67 degree weather just fine.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:52:15 +0000

Now I haven’t read your comments before, but Cathy I think this is what others were saying when they meant you were being a little self-righteous.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:42:50 +0000

Hey, hey there. Next time its 120 degrees out and your sweating like a little piglet, I’ll remind you that maybe you should have conditioned yourself more to that cooler weather.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:36:40 +0000

Chris, it isn’t USUALLY 90 degree here. And l’ve never heard of a store or home or any other residence being cold enough for frostbite. If she was literally going 100 feet to get into the store, office, etc then what does it really matter? It is currently 52 degree in vegas and I am wearing flip flops. And I have been wearing flip flops since a wee age in this beautiful vegas weather and still haven’t gotten frost bite.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:22:12 +0000

I know other people out there over the age of 21 will get this…

Annie, I’m not trying to degrade you in any way, but as you get older and get more life under your belt these petty things of socks and shoes will seem silly to you. You might be a fabulously mature 21 year old, but still, life only hands you so much and you should take into account that there are people on here with a lot more life experiences than you. Why not take advantage of that rather than trying to put up a defensive? It’s okay to take feedback, it’s not going to kill you. : )

PS I live in Vegas too and I haven’t worn shoes since Decemeber!

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:32:42 +0000

I know this is a relatively old note, but I wanted to give everyone the perspective of someone who grew up in warm weather climates (SoCal, TX) and who spent as many hours as possible barefoot while doing so. The result? I got worms, likely from playing barefoot in the creek behind my house. My feet developed some impressive callouses in the summer from running down the sidewalks and across the asphalt (which melts in the Texas heat). Also jumped barefoot onto a glass bottle once, shattering the bottle and leaving me with an impressive scar.

So, as someone who survived childhood RIDDLED WITH WORMS, BLOOD, AND BARE FEET, let me tell you, I wouldn’t have changed it for the world. I’m terribly happy I was able to be a kid. Scars and all. I’m now 35 and pamper my feet with regular pedicures and fabulous shoes. But my 21 month old? I hope she continues to run around as freely as I did.

By: NoAdditives

NoAdditives — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:34:06 +0000

It’s really not that hard to keep your kid in shoes and socks. We don’t wear shoes in the house and my 16 month old daughter knows this, so she generally takes her shoes (and occasionally socks too) off in the car. But as soon as we get to our destination I put her shoes back on and she never has a problem with that. She knows that if she keeps her shoes on she might get to walk around herself instead of being confined to the shopping cart or stroller.

It’s not that difficult to teach infants and toddlers the rules. Establishing some discipline and boundaries early on works and is highly beneficial for both parents and children.

By: Annie Stevens

Annie Stevens — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:23:33 +0000

Summer, if you ever get the chance to fornicate, call me. Then we can discuss real world parenting, not your piteous half-dream.

By: MAMARILLA2

MAMARILLA2 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:29:47 +0000

Of 4 children, only 1 had an aversion to clothing…
I was grateful that after the age of 2 she restricted her nakedness to the homefront. I did not realize how common this was at the time.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:23:11 +0000

My youngest was a “naked-teer”, but only at home. She kept her clothes on in public, thank goodness she didn’t follow what seems to be the norm of children not being able to keep their clothes on.

I never noticed that was the norm until this thread, because the vast majority of children I see in public in real life seem to be fully dressed.
That, and that the streets don’t seem to be littered with discarded socks and shoes.

No offense intended, but we are born naked. Naked is our natural state of being. Being dressed is a social convention that must be taught and learned. If your children aren’t learning it, it’s not being taught properly.
There’s no one “proper” way to teach it, no one-size-fits-all, but to not teach by saying “(S)He’s just like that” is a cop out.
To say that Canthz_B is an asshole who thinks his way is the only way is pure bullshit to anyone who can read and objectively consider the written word.

I don’t mean that in a bad way.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
That’s what she said.
I’m not British.
Not pointing fingers, but…
Bless your hearts.

By: MAMARILLA2

MAMARILLA2 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:35:22 +0000

Can’t keep shoes on my 3 yr old grand daughter.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:23:37 +0000

So simple, a caveman can do it! ROTFL

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:20:17 +0000

“Trinkaus found that Tianyuan 1 had robust leg bones but that the toes were considerably more gracile, or slimmer, than those of earlier humans–who went without shoes for millions of years and had thick toes. When one walks barefoot, the middle toes curl into the ground to give traction during push off. But when wearing a shoe, a person pushes off with the big toe, placing less stress on the middle toes, resulting in less-developed toe bones. Trinkaus notes that the gracility of the toes is an individual pattern that develops during childhood. Tianyuan 1, it seems, had worn baby shoes.”