BUT, whoever thought it would be a good idea to put one of the most ANNOYING squeaky sounds into a child's shoes, has to be completely INSANE! Today, I was taking my daughter to music class, and while we were in Singapore's MRT (train system), I heard this persistent squeaky noise. I thought it was just a kid playing with a squeaky stuffed animal, but no. I turned around to find a little girl walking behind me with a loud SQUEAK to each and every one of her tiny steps. That's right, everywhere this little girl walked, she squeaked (and yes, I turned around to take video).
Who may I ask does this squeaky shoe invention benefit? If child's parents weren't moments away from tearing their hair out, I sure was! For what reason would you ever put your child in a pair of shoes that make this persistent squeaking sound?!
I can tolerate those kid's shoes that light up when they walk. I actually think they're kind of cute. But the shoes that squeak. Ugh. They must have been invented by terrorists.
Please tell me that this is NOT a Minnesota thing.
I have to admit my daughter has a pair of those - but someone gave them to us as a gift. The squeeker is in the heal, so supposedly the squeek motivates the child to learn to walk with a heal to toe movement. I didnt have my daughter wear them very often since she was a late walker and grew out of them very quickly. Plus kids have always figured out how to walk eventually so I didnt see the benefit in these. Here is some more info about these if you want to read up about them. http://www.squeakyshoes.com/pages/about-us
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