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Here is an article from the UK Sunday Express supplement magazine
24th February 2008
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Myth or fact?
Cheap shoes damage their feet
There's nothing much intrinsically wrong with supermarket shoes - or any cheap shoes - as long as they fit the child's foot for both width and length.
But that's the problem: as cheap shoes don't tend to come in half sizes or different widths, the chances of a good fit are very small.
The average width fitting for a child is F, yet that only applies to 35 per cent of children.
The major problem is when shoes are too narrow: a child's foot contains 22 soft bones which don't properly fuse until they are 18, so if they are squished into a shoe that's too small, permanent damage can be caused.
Measuring each foot is the only way to ensure a good fit and avoid visits to the chiropodist in later life, says Michael Batt of the British Chiropody and Podiatry Association.
Cheap shoes damage their feet
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