Barefoot

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I know this is mums net but hopefully ut does not exclude me from getting some advice here. Also not sure where to put this

My daughter, husband and grand daughter went of to New Zealand for three months last year to see her sister in law who moved out their the previous year, she has two daughters aged six and nine. They run a hotel their in some small town

Since coming back last September my daughter has insisted that unless necessary my daughter should go around with no shoes! Apparently in New Zealand my daughter in law's girls go barefoot all the time and so did Julia. I was shown photos and videos of them shopping, climbing trees, riding bikes all barefoot, apparently some days it was -6C

She wears shoes to school and to visit me. Since I have had many rows with them over this,

Her other grand parents live 200 miles away but while shopping last week I ran across them in town with Julia. They had collected her from school and she was still in her summer school dress and wearing knee high white socks but no shoes. I brought it up with them telling I thought it was weird, they kind of agreed but said they had no problem with it

Saturday we had a family wedding. Julia was barefoot in church and both day and evening reception and the only person who seemed to have an issue with this was me. Some people said she looked cute barefoot, others just shrugged and said it was up to her parents

no where I go do I see children with no shoes, today I cut across the park, it was busy but all children had some form of shoes with them.

So what do others think, am I a funny duddy or have I a point?

Point out my daughter and son in law are quit normal in other respects, not a hippies. My daughter manages a large dental practice my son in law is a engineer

It's working for them, and they've catered to the fact that you're uncomfortable with it by putting her in shoes to visit you, and as you've said the only person who seems to have an issue with it is you. I don't see why it bothers you so much.

I've known other people who virtually never wear shoes and they are all very normal.

I don't have any problem with it per se but think that, unfortunately, so many places are just too dangerous.. for example at a wedding reception where there could be broken glass..

Not for me.

It sounds lovely to be shoeless! I would worry about dog crap outside and glass though.

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It's the best possible thing for your granddaughter's feet to be barefoot.
Our boys generally wear surf shoes because they are totally flat and soft and flexible. OH and I wear Vivo Barefoot shoes which are designed to be a shoe which interfers as little as possible with your feet and posture.
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Just because it is conventional to wear shoes doesn't mean it is good or healthy.

Have you asked your daughter and son in law why they have decided that barefoot is the way to go?

Many thanks for your replies.

I thought I just had an odd family, guess I am the odd one.