Which shoe brands have arch support?

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As standard. DD has hellish flat feet and she has an insole but it is ridiculously difficult to get shoes that will take it so would be good to see if something with arch support and reasonable ankle support helped...

my ds is the same but gets insoles from the hospital to go in normal shoes/trainers and they help.

What age is she? DS has flat feet so I've done a lot of reading on this lately. Bare feet as much as possible seems to be the most recommended advice. Following on from this is a school of thought that says shoes should be as close to bare feet as possible, which means very flexible soles, and no arch support. A lot of shoe manufacturers have started to produce this type of shoe as being best for developing feet.
www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/barefoot-kids/

More links
www.happylittlesoles.co.uk/
m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/09/barefoot-best-for-children

she's 13 - sorry should have added that!

her insoles were made by podiatrist but they're so wide they just don't fit into shoes, even Doc Marten style ones... might make another appointment and ask if we can get something different as it's becoming a real issue.

thanks for links - will have a look, although it's school shoes that are the big issue and i don't think vivo do the kind of thing her school would be happy with!

scholl make slim fitting orthotic insoles which are designed to be worn in heels etc but given her age I'd take her to get properly made slimmer ones long term I think

I had the same problem as in insoles too wide to fit into any commercially available shoe - and my feet aren't particularly wide! I would taken them back and explain the problem and get them remade.

I was lucky in that I could afford to go privately (I'm not saying this is the only solution BTW) but for me that worked. Insoles that fit in almost any flat (sensible) shoe, that are superbly comfortable and totally solve the problem of my feet rolling in and stressing my a Achilles tendon.

Good luck

Katy

thanks :)

i wouldn't have thought of going private but if that's what it takes we would do it i think - her feet are very bad. can i ask how much it cost privately? (unless it was part of a general scheme)

What ballyhoo said.

Our feet have evolved to have arches. Putting a support underneath them critically weakens the natural arch and leads to all sorts of foot problems.

VIVOBAREFOOT do a school shoe.

REM, I have very high arches and bare foot walking is good for me. Dd had flat feet and over prenated (sp?) ankles and orthotic arch supports is what worked for her. She has had nhs orthotics and the Scholl style ones for 2 or 3 years and she has gone from it being too painful in her knees and hips to enjoy any walking, to enjoying going out for a run most days. She cannot do this without orthotics, it is too painful and damages her joints.

Could you trim the orthotics to fit your DD's shoes?
Karrimor running trainers have arch supports. If you go to a Sports Direct shop, they have trainers sorted by which are best for which type of instep. They have a heat sensitive mat to show what your footprint is like, too.

Don't forget foot exercises to help develop stronger arches: picking up pencils or marbles, rolling a tennis ball under foot, good toes/naughty toes etc.

"Our feet have evolved to have arches" - DD had narrow feet with high arches and now has wide flat feet with severe pronation. she got the insoles because like yegod's DD it was starting to impact on her abililty to do sport, or even go for a long walk.

she does yoga every week and the teacher focuses on her feet whenever she gets the chance and says her feet have improved slightly.