Where I live, little girls wearing $300 church dresses are often barefooted. Barefooted flower girls are the norms. It is sorta a tradition here. At some private schools kids don't have to actually wear shoes until 3rd grade. I was told by a local that many, many years ago a local doctor did a study and advised young mothers to keep shoes off of a child’s feet until they were 8 years old. Many moms will keep their kids shoe free until they are at least 12 months. My daughter could not stand to not have shoes on her feet, my son on the other hand, could not stand to have shoes on. We just made him wear shoes when we went somewhere.
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