Comments on: Toddler footwear, or, yet another example of why my kids will be social outcasts http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/ Blog of Parents for Ethical Marketing Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:29:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: vaquera http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1231 vaquera Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:28:49 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1231 @ Lisa: Sorry for my delayed response... The sneakers were hand-me-downs from her own son that she was offering to me so it was easy to come up with some excuse. I think I told her I already had several pairs on that size so she could pass them on to someone else who needed them. If they had been offered brand-new as a gift outright I probably would have smiled and said "thank you" then proceeded to take them to the Goodwill drop-off. @ Lisa: Sorry for my delayed response… The sneakers were hand-me-downs from her own son that she was offering to me so it was easy to come up with some excuse. I think I told her I already had several pairs on that size so she could pass them on to someone else who needed them. If they had been offered brand-new as a gift outright I probably would have smiled and said “thank you” then proceeded to take them to the Goodwill drop-off.

]]> By: Lisa @ Corporate Babysitter http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1225 Lisa @ Corporate Babysitter Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:23:28 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1225 @vaquera: That's exactly what the docs said in the research I read -- protecting the feet is the only reason kids need to wear shoes. And you bring up a great question: how do you respond to well-meaning friends and relatives in this situation? Was your polite "no, thank you" offensive? @Mark: They wouldn't wear tennis shoes, silly, they'd wear <a href="http://www.feministing.com/archives/009385.html" rel="nofollow">high heels</a>. @vaquera: That’s exactly what the docs said in the research I read — protecting the feet is the only reason kids need to wear shoes. And you bring up a great question: how do you respond to well-meaning friends and relatives in this situation? Was your polite “no, thank you” offensive?

@Mark: They wouldn’t wear tennis shoes, silly, they’d wear high heels.

]]> By: Mark Gisleson http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1216 Mark Gisleson Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:05:38 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1216 Kids need nice shoes if they're going to attend all their pets' weddings. Kids need nice shoes if they’re going to attend all their pets’ weddings.

]]> By: vaquera http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1214 vaquera Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:36:58 +0000 http://www.parentsforethicalmarketing.org/blog/2008/06/18/toddler-footwear-or-yet-another-example-of-why-my-kids-will-be-social-outcasts/#comment-1214 I noticed the ads for New Balance after Sesame Street recently. Just yesterday I had a relative try to give me a pair of sneakers with Elmo and Cookie Monster all over them. I said, as politely as possible, "thanks but no thanks." My 16-month-old son has one pair of generic sneakers for when it's chilly and one pair of knock-off "crocs" for play. And he only wears the crocs when we go to a playground or somewhere where I'm afraid he might step on something sharp. My prefers to go barefoot whenever possible. In fact, he usually fights me when I try to put shoes on him. I noticed the ads for New Balance after Sesame Street recently. Just yesterday I had a relative try to give me a pair of sneakers with Elmo and Cookie Monster all over them. I said, as politely as possible, “thanks but no thanks.”

My 16-month-old son has one pair of generic sneakers for when it’s chilly and one pair of knock-off “crocs” for play. And he only wears the crocs when we go to a playground or somewhere where I’m afraid he might step on something sharp. My prefers to go barefoot whenever possible. In fact, he usually fights me when I try to put shoes on him.

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