Ds2 has hypermobility syndrome and is constantly sub-luxing his ankles, even just walking around the house etc.
He is going on an outward bound residential with school in a few weeks and the kit list includes walking boots and trainers.
I would like him to have some boots, as obviously they'd be far more supportive for his ankles than trainers and I think he's going to need a lot of stability for some of the activities. In fact I've been trying to find him some boots for a while, just for general non-school use.
Unfortunately he also has hypermobile hands/fingers and poor fine motor co-ordination and therefore can't do laces. We've tried over and over to help him learn, but he just can't do it.
I've searched everywhere, but nearly all childrens' walking boots seem to have laces. The two pairs I've found that didn't consisted of some that aren't available anywhere in his size (Size 1) and some that are just shy of £40.00, which I can't afford at the moment.
Ds1 has some Karrimor walking shoes, which have elastic-type laces that you don't have to do up and velcro at the top, but they aren't high enough on the ankle to support ds2.
Can anyone recommend a pair of reasonably priced boots that do up with velcro instead of laces?