Jul
01
Tricks of the Trade: Kids’ Shoes
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One of my favorite tips my Mom has shared with me is one for helping kids learn to put their shoes on. When Abby was first learning, she was always putting hers on the wrong feet. So my mom shared a tip she used with me You put a small smiley face on the inside of each shoe. Then you tell the child that when they put their shoes on the two faces need to be smiling at each other! None of the kids get them mixed up anymore!
3 Comments
July 1st, 2009 at 10:00 am
That’s a good one! I’ve been trying to work with The Boy on his shoe skills, and that has been a problem. Well, that and getting his heel in. Do you have a trick for that? We’ve been having him but a finger in and pulling on the shoe, but sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.
July 2nd, 2009 at 8:03 am
Not sure of any good tips for the heel. To make it easier to get their heel in, we usually loosen their shoes for them before they put them on. Eventually they learn how to loosen them as well, but we try to just master 1 or 2 skills at a time:)
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 pm
We keep him in velcro for many reasons, and this is one. We began by working with the crocks. I dislike crocks as a general rule, but every morning at school they have outdoor/water play, so we bought them due to their quick to dry feature. We’ll keep working… and buy some stickers.