Poorly fitting shoes cause a variety of foot ailments, including blisters and soreness. Ensure that your child has the right size shoes by measuring her feet regularly as they grow. You can use these measurements to determine your child's shoe size. Buy new shoes for your child as soon as she outgrows her old ones.
Step 1
Have your child put on socks if you are measuring for athletic shoes.
Step 2
Place your child's foot over a blank piece of paper.
Step 3
Trace the outline of your child's foot with a pencil. Hold the pencil straight up to trace the foot's outline evenly.
Step 4
Measure the width and length of the foot outline using a ruler. Measure the distance in inches between the furthest points lengthwise and widthwise.
Step 5
Subtract one-fifth inch from the measurements to account for any space between your child's foot and your pencil when you drew the outline.
Step 6
Consult a children's shoe-sizing chart to determine a shoe size, based on your measurements. Find the length of your child's foot in one column and find the corresponding U.S. shoe size in another column. For example, a child with a foot that measures 4 ½-inches should wear a U.S. size 4 children's shoe. If your child's foot measurement is between two sizes, choose the larger size.
Tips and Warnings
- Have your child try shoes on in person to make sure they fit. Sizes can vary according to brand or manufacturer. Some brands might run wider or narrower than others. If you decide to order shoes online, make sure the website has a return policy so that you can get your money back if the shoes don't fit.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Ruler
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