Anyone else have a 12 month old that hates shoes

[Haywire]

and I mean really hates, she had a complete meltdown in Clarks and since then have tried them a few times but she gets so upset - like I have never seen before and will not walk in them at all.

Has anyone else had this I can't decide should I leave it for a few weeks and try again or keep trying in the hope she will get used to them.

I guess she has been walking for about 4 weeks and has bare feet in the house. I got the shoes for walking outside only. She doesn't mind soft shoe things.

give it a bit longer, DD didn't like them to start with but suddenly started wanting to wear them. Are there any little children you know with shoes? If she sees others wearing them it might help?

Does she really walk outside already after just 4 weeks in this weather? It took my DS ages! I would give it longer and then just go for it. My DS didn't like shoes for the first day or so but we put them on him for a couple of minutes at a time and built up.

everyone who comes to house get them to ask her about her beautiful new shoes and tell her what a big girl she is.
i put shoes with her coat and say shoes and coat on for outside, dd now sits on bottom step and tries to put her shoes on as she loves going out.

thanks some good ideas I will try the other children with shoes thing Smittals have been trying oh look at daddy putting his shoes on type stuff.

PL she is pretty steady and walks all the time inside now but maybe I am trying a bit soon.

lovetochat will try your idea too they are pretty cute show I should think so at £28 a pop she will probably grow out of them before she walks in them

Had to laugh at this as DS was just like this, and it was so horrid taking him shoe shopping in those days.
Now, at the ripe old age of 2.8 he at last will tolerate putting new shoes on, but still has a preference for the old ones.
Perhaps your LO is just fearing "new" things as well? TBH with DS we had to use firm force in the end and just put the shoes on, ignore the tantrum, and let him bum shuffle around in protest (refusing to step on the floor in his shoes, bless him!). Half an hour later he forgot why he was crying, and ran around in the shoes.
Could be the shoes are not comfortable - always a possibility too.
Good luck.

My ds was like this each time he got new shoes for a while - especially the first pair. In the end we put them on gave him a big cheer and then took them off. He quite quickly came round to the idea and for ages gave himself a clap when he got his shoes on!

Haha I know I was imaging a lovely family outing to the shoe shop, get a nice picture of ds in her new shoes how sweet etc.etc but it was not quite like that we couldn't get out of there fast enough.

Will try all these encouraging nice approaches for a few weeks and if no joy may try lilQuidditchKel's method. Ds is so strong willed though might not be pretty [wan smile]

My 27 month old is just the same. it is torture just getting him to wear shoes and socks, infact I have been tempted to put tights on under his trousers, just so his feet dont freeze.

We have tried every method possible. He just used soft shoes and then crocs in the summer. I force his feet into boots. OK until he is sitting still and then off they come. Ussually hitting me in the head if we are driving

some Kids are just funny about shoes....my ys for instance...first a problem to get into proper shoes, and than a problem everytime he outgrew his shoes and needed knew ones...!
Luckily he did eventually grow out of this....however, even at 4 years old he is still a bit funny about shoes at times and having new shoes... etc...but far easier managable now