to feel annoyed that all girls school shoes

[kingfergus]

have that stupid strap and gap which makes their socks go sodden if walking in the rain.

The boys shoes at my DS's school mean they all arrive with dry feet but the girls always get wet socks if it rains in the playground or on the journey to school.

Why do girls shoes have that strap style and boys have nice water tight boot style. Surely it's time this changed.

I remember this as a child too wet socks all day after heavy rain.

That's why my DD2 wears boys shoes.

Drove me mad too! Once they get to year 5 they won't wear boys shoes or anything resembling them either, but will still moan about cold wet feet.

In my daughter's primary school the girls would wear boots in the winter - not exactly great for growing feet if you have any pronation, as it's advised you always wear shoes that do up onto the foot.

Laces and buckles mean they take too long getting changed for/from PE, DD was always getting told off by the teacher .

It's a nightmare, I was pleased my DD (who also has wide feet) was in adult sizes by year 6 but it's still difficult to find acceptable velcro styles which don't look too boyish or granny.

They don't?

There are 3 popular styles for the girls in my class this year.

The first is the one with the strap and the gap. Last year this was the most popular but (so the children tell me!) it's not so 'in' any more (maybe because of the rain!)

The second is a slip on loafer type which I think is very ugly but they obviously like

The third is a slim lace up (I want to say brogue but that may be wrong!). Quite formal looking (reminds me of shoes my Dad used to wear to work with the pnched hole patterns) with a slightly pointed end. This style is the most popular and the new fashion apparently.

My children have the strap ones because I like them the best.

Brogues. So fashionable that my teenage DD insisted on having brogues for school. They were the only foot-covering shoe, so I didn't argue...

Nah, Manic, they are brogues!

I agree I have 2 ds and dd all in secondary.
They have to walk to/from bus stop.

Boys have nice sturdy shoes dd has a pair of pumps sole like paper. All clarks by the way.

Do they think girls float 3 inches above the pavement or have magic waterproof feet?

I usually buy black boots for dd when they come into the stores. Not technically approved by school but as she wears trousers nobody notices.

Boots, boots, boots.

kickers

They don't, there are many alternatives.
Dd is in Year 5 and has www.ebay.ie/itm/GIRLS-BLACK-LEATHER-VELCRO-STARTRITE-SATURN-/320815076132 and many girls in her class have variations of this.
Then there are the penny loafers which appear to be making a come-back (thinks back to own school days) and the lace up brogues (which I discounted on account of having such a thin sole I did not think they would withstand dd's need to walk through puddles)

Slip-ons are ok if your child has regular size feet and the shoes fit well, but even then they're not recommended as they can lead to claw toes. In my DD's case slip-ons were definitely not a choice, and the problem with the brogues is that they are too narrow at the toe for my DD, even in the wider sizes!

Also there's still the lace-up issue which my daughter is completely paranoid about.

I hated the lack of choice.

Behindlock
My DD is 6 and I don't want her in a heel.
That is my point really, there is nothing that is as flexible and easy to run around in as the boys shoes.
Yes, boots are an alternative but they are not as easy to run around in.

I just think it's out dated and about time girls shoes were not designed in a way that presumes they will do less run outdoors than boys.

olgaga
I agree, I have seen the brogue type and slip ons but they are terribly pointed and have very thin soles which again is not as comfortable to run and jump around in.

Kickers would be counted as boots (and therefore banned) at our school. Like olgaga's daughter, DD has far too wide a hoof for brogues. Boys' shoes it is then!

It's not just girls! I find it really hard to get shoes that don't wear through or let water in really quickly. DH doesn't get it because he only buys shoes once every three years ish.

DD2 has those brogues they look very smart with trousers, a bit much perhaps with a skirt and thin tights, but they are sensible.

I think a loot of schools are getting fed up of very flimsy pumps. DDs are not supposed to have them.

My bug bear is why can't they wear ankle boots, with their winter trousers. Many many women do to the office.

Likewise, why are smart black trainers the end of the world for boys??

Both DCs schools ban boots but black Kickers are allowed. They are seen as dead cool here in sarf London

There are alternatives

e.g. www.clarks.co.uk/p/20350601

Stop buying into "girls shoes" and "boys shoes" bollocks and buy proper shoes for your child.
you can't complain there are no suitable shoes when you refuse to buy from half of the selection because they are supposedly only for boys. If the shoes are crap, you bought them, its your own fault.

Surely neither the boys nor the girls are doing much running about in the wet and mud in their school shoes anyway besides the walk to school?

Our pupils have to change into trainers or wellies at break times. I assumed this was normal. Forgetting to change shoes and trailing mud and leaves through my classroom is quite a wrath inducing crime to me!

It's not as simple as that, if you have very narrow feet it's often the case that boys shoes won't fit.

Plimsolls for indoors, school shoes for outdoors here

boys have narrow feet too.

I heard a girl in a shop call those slim-style brogues 'pixie shoes'!

Dd1 wears ballet pumps, dd2's are like tap shoes without the heels if that makes sense.