To dislike high heeled shoes for children?

[mightybright]

I don't mean high heels as fancy dress shoes but I've seen a lot of children clopping around town wearing heels lately

High heels are awful.
Why does anyone wear them?

I would imagine they could damage a child's posture, they aren't great for adults let alone children who's bodies are still developing. I also think they sexualise young girls.

I wonder what the shops selling them have to say about their gross irresponibility?

Come on here we all know what the actual problem is, early sexilisation af our kids! For Gods sake they are virtual babies and we are dressing them up as teenagers. No matter what parents believe there is really no reason for making our children mini adults. Speak from experience here because my younger sister sees no damage in it. She lets her child wear a t-shirt future wag. I explained how would you like if I put a t-shirt on your nephews future idiot loves money only! Its not the same! Yes it bloody is! To claim that is all you want your child to be in life? And never forget there is some very sick people out there that already sexualise our children without this added help. Please reply if you agree with me or am I a lone voice when it comes to my sister?

YANBU, dreadful for their feet. Looks bad too.

No, YANBU. They're just awful!

YANBU, and the parent is setting up long term foot problems by allowing it.

I don't mind those little plastic dressing up ones for the house, but draw the line at anything past them. To be fair I don't like the plastic ones, but dd2 squeals with delight everytime she sees a pair . Dd1 is not interested in shoes past "Can I climb trees in them"

Dressing up ones are fine-I think every DC likes clumping around in them.

My DM is a physio, we were NEVER allowed high heels as children because it would damage our posture, and shorten our achilles heels.
I do now have a ridiculous collection of high heels, as a bit of a reaction in having to grow up with sensible lace ups... But I don't have any bunions or posture problems!
YANBU at all

Shoes with a tiny heel are ok for special occasions eg bridesmaid, school disco's. Just like the play ones are fine now and again.
Wearing them every day is not as it may lead to foot problems.

"Who on earth would buy these things!"

My mother.

I was in my first high heels at ten. And they were high. But it was ok (allegedly) because they were wedge heels.

This was in 78. She didn't need companies to make them specially for kids because ladies shoes sometimes went down to a 3.

I'm grateful I was born then and not now, god only knows what she would have made of some of the products on offer today.

Actually in this case I'm not against them on the grounds of Early Sexualisation. I don't like them because they physically damage childrens' bones. Particularly the feet and spine, which are really important bones (as anyone over the age of 35 will swear to in court, but are really under-rated by those younger than 25).

Definitely Hannah Montana:

here

In the same section I saw the Disney ones the heels of which are VERY Suri Cruise!

I saw a child at school pick up with her dad the other day. She was wearing slip on heels, about an inch high. Not dress up.

On the way to school she went over on her ankle & couldn't walk the rest of the way (I saw her try, but she was limping badly & screaming in pain)

She was 4, 5 at the most (not dressed in a uniform, so guessing she was under school age, which is 5 here). Dad had to carry the rest of the way, as well as try to deal with a run away toddler, which was not easy for him.

YANBU I hate seeing little girls wearing them, ridiculous

Williams FFS stop with your shitty shit posts on old threads please