Development and growth

Balance!

98 percent of all children are born with healthy feet! The bow legs of an infant or the so-called pes valgus foot of a toddler are often part of their development. The broad, slightly bow legged walk for example simply provides the baby with the required security and stability. After all, learning to walk is a genuine balancing act!
To make sure that children’s feet can develop healthily, we have to take care that they can move as freely as possible, best of all barefoot or in the correct shoes.

Time!

It is amazing to see how baby feet develop. They are constantly changing. The growth of the feet is only completed at the age of roughly 15 years.

The growth and development of the legs turns life upside down. Caused by crawling, the child has initially bow legs when it stands up. When the child continues to grow, the bow legs change into knock knees. Knock knees will then continue to straighten itself until the child is six.

Far more weight is placed on the feet, once a child learns to walk. Feet and legs assume an increasingly big role. Muscles, ligaments and tendons adapt to the physical strain. As soon as your child explores the world in an upright position, it becomes particular important that its feet develop freely.