Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cbsck.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbsck!pmd From: pmd@cbsck.UUCP (Paul M. Dubuc) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: raised beds, slippers optional Message-ID: <1829@cbsck.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 11:35:56 EST Article-I.D.: cbsck.1829 Posted: Wed Jan 8 11:35:56 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jan-86 03:40:49 EST References: <638@sfmin.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories , Columbus Lines: 19 Keywords: bare feet. My father is a podiatrist (foot doctor). When we were kids he didn't like us going around barefoot because 1) It's easier to injure your feet. 2) Feet should be kept warm (esp. in winter). 3) On flat surfaces, growing feet need the support that good shoes give them. You could end up with fallen arches. (This is also a good reason why kids shoudn't wear hand-me-down shoes. Shoes form to the foot of the wearer. Wearing shoes broken in by someone else dosn't give you the best support, especially if the size is a little too big.) I can't think of any more reasons. Talk to a podiatrist. Walking barefoot is good on soft, uneven surfaces (like your lawn) as long as its warm and there's no sharp glass around or anything that can injure your feet. -- Paul Dubuc cbsck!pmd