So, you have now bought a nice pair of kids flip flops, that actually your children chose but just after the first time they wear them, they start complaining for feeling pain and facing several problems.
Although you (as well as your kids) want to keep this beautiful pair of footwear, the problem increases and you are obliged to put them away and go for a different pair of shoes, slippers or in general something more comfortable.
But, as millions of people all around the world -including you- would agree with us, flip flops are the most comfortable footwear ever.
So, the question is: what should I do? Put them away, buy another pair of thongs and hope that my child will feel comfortable with them or...
? Well, the answer is hidden in this or...
which means that you don't have to throw your child's new thongs away or go out shopping and get a new pair.
Remember, that they are made to fit and offer comfort to the wearer, plus that they are the most comfortable footwear worldwide - probably throughout the history of human race.
People tend to walk barefoot for thousands of years, and this little, cheap piece of rubber resembles this habit more than any other...
and your child is not an exception.
Current companies producing thongs have paid lots of hours and dollars to making them as comfortable as possible and the ones you have just bought are no exception also.
However, they are also made under mass production and problems of convenience might always appear.
To surpass them or -at least- to reduce the possibilities of such problems there are certain things you must do.
The main problems that your child might face is pain caused from the stripes, pain in the arch, due to inadequate arch support or pain in the Achilles.
To surpass these problems there is a series of rules that you should NEVER forget.
Rule no.
1 is: never -Ever, ever- let your child wear them out of your house before getting acquainted to them.
This is a rule I follow with all footwear, but it is a must-do with thongs.
These might be the most comfortable footwear ever, but they can also be the source of a lot of harm to your child's feet.
By letting your children wear them in your house for the first week, they will be acquainted to them and their thongs will fit tighter to their feet, while they will know if this specific pair is comfortable enough.
If you ask children who have negative emotions against thongs about their first experience with them, they will all tell you that they wore them out of the house and their feet got such harm that they hated them.
Just follow rule no.
1 and you'll give your child the chance to enjoy the comfort that this certain footwear provide not only for this first week, but forever.
Rule no.
2 is: discuss with your children on their brand new footwear and try to learn as much things as possible on how they feel.
Well, this is actually a rule that I think you should implement in all aspects of your relation with your kids.
Although kids are not adults, they have the right to like or dislike things and we have the obligation to hear their voice.
Flip flops are not an exception.
If your son or daughter says "No", then try to explain him or her why you say "Yes".
If they say that they don't fit their feet, then go back to rule no.
1.
If they intend that they don't like them, then take them a walk out of the house, show them other kids (or adults) wearing the same footwear and show them the huge number of possibilities for personalization they provide.
Rule no.
3 is: take advantage of your child's (or teenager's) need for personalization and show him/her that flip flops are the ideal solution for this purpose.
Just let him buy his favorite color or seek a pair of flip flops with his favorite superhero, or work with her in decorating a pair of flip flops and help them change their attitude! Last, Rule no.
4: you will probably never need any of these rules, as your little ones will surely adore their new flip flops.