School shoes

[paranoiamumma]

I need some help , I have an 8 year old boy he is on his 4 th pair of school shoes since September, he doesn't play football or ride a bike too school !
I bought Clark's originally and the soul departed from the shoe they exchanged them , the next pair the top came away , too embarrassed to return them . I then purchased some sketchers the toe lifted I then got some start rite shoes the toes lifted , it like he's using them for brakes but he doesn't ride his bike/scooter .
I have no idea what he's doing to them and he , Doesn't or at least says he doesn't know , I do realise this Is not a shoe fault but a child fault .

Any idea of decent shoes I can replace with ??

No help I'm afraid just sympathy. I'm now looking for shoes for my Dd to go back in as she's on pair 3 which broke a few days ago. The problem is she has tiny feet and at 12 she wants shoes like her friends but with size 2 feet the shoes are all babyish - the kind with a Velcro strap and get your feet soaked.

OP no real solution, but I’d be inclined to buy Tesco shoes until he stops doing whatever the hell he’s doing.

JurassicShay A size 2 at age 12 is fairly normal among DD and her friends. They all wear the brogue style lace-ups, from Clark’s or Startrite.

Try next or Asda as they are at least cheaper ..
he must be doing something because my sons clarks shoes last forever ( he has small feet that hardly grow ) one pair were still immaculate after a year and a half .

@HelloDulling DDs friends all have size 4 & 5 feet! She's tried on brogue style but her ankles just seem to slip out of them all. Her friends are wearing leather trainer style shoes and I haven't found any that start smaller than a 3.

JurassicShay Ah, at DD’s school they are not allowed those. Only ‘proper‘ shoes

I got sick of the latest Clark's wearing away inside so ds had a pair of Next shoes this year. They completely disintegrated 3 weeks ago. I was going to go Asda shoes but they look like really hard plastic.

I then found a £25 pair on the Clark's website, which I think is a good price, so fingers crossed. Ds is 8 too.

Start rite shoes have always lasted longer than Clarke's.

Kickers might work

I'd keep taking them back. My daughter is hard on shoes, by this doing better with startrite. Luckily at £50 a pair!

Dr Martens
Toughees

My daughter is still wearing last years dr martens and they look perfect! my son has had various kickers and Clark's and they're ruined in a few weeks. I'm going to try him with some dr martens boots for winter they seem practically indestructible.

I bought ds1 (11) a pair from Treads for September, they have done well so far. He normally has a pair per term at best! I have only replaced the laces so far. Treads offer a 12 month guarantee too

I agree he must be doing something but god only knows what ! We do walk about 2 miles to school and the 2 miles home but my five years olds chows are perfect .
I will look at dr martens and kickers thank you guys , in the meantime I am going tesco tomorrow so will check that out too .