logo

What Happens to Babies' Health When You Keep Them Barefoot

author
Feb 14, 2019
07:08 A.M.

Parenting trends are continually rising and falling. While many parents may assume that keeping shoes on their children's feet is the way to go, new studies have found that leaving children barefoot might be a better option.

Advertisement

Whether a child is just a baby learning to crawl or a walking toddler, it is advised to leave them barefoot for health and development reasons.

Walking barefoot allows children to fully take in their surroundings and familiarise themselves with all the new objects and senses that they are discovering.

Babies enjoy being barefoot. | Photo: Kacie Flegal

Babies enjoy being barefoot. | Photo: Kacie Flegal

BAREFOOT BABIES

As babies start two discover their five senses, two important sensory systems begin to develop. They are the proprioceptive system and the vestibular system.

Proprioception is the system that lets one know where one is about other objects and to understand how to coordinate one’s movements about that.

Advertisement
Children should explore their surroundings barefoot. | Photo: Shutterstock

Children should explore their surroundings barefoot. | Photo: Shutterstock

The vestibular system regulates one’s coordination and balance, even when changes take place in the body, such as shifting posture and changing center of gravity.

Human feet are sensitive to different senses. Therefore keeping children's feet covered stops them from experiencing the rich variety of senses that their feet can pick up.

Babies feet should be kept uncovered. | Photo: Shutterstock

Babies feet should be kept uncovered. | Photo: Shutterstock

Advertisement

DON’T DEBATE, VACCINATE

In recent years there have been many debates about whether or not children should be vaccinated, as some people believe that it can lead to the development of autism. However, this can have deadly consequences.

One such case is a child from Florida who died from the flu because they had not been vaccinated against it. The identity of the child is unknown, but the Florida Department of Health said that the incident took place last October.

Advertisement

The state’s health department said that this single case did not necessarily mean that the current flu season is inherently deadly, and encouraged people to get vaccinated.

Advertisement
info
Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories!
By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy
Advertisement
info

The information in this article is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, and images contained on news.AmoMama.com, or available through news.AmoMama.com is for general information purposes only. news.AmoMama.com does not take responsibility for any action taken as a result of reading this article. Before undertaking any course of treatment please consult with your healthcare provider.

Related posts

Christina Applegate Makes a Public Appearance Assisted by a Cane at the Emmys 2024 amid MS Battle

January 15, 2024

Missing Texas Girl, 11, Found Dead — Person Who Knocked Door to Door to Help Find Her Charged with Murder

February 22, 2024

Texas Girl, 11, Found Dead after Vanishing on Her Way to School – Cause of Death Finally Revealed

February 23, 2024

Max Thieriot’s Wife Lexi Murphy Works for the Company He Co-founded

December 20, 2023

'Pray for the Baby': Police Raid 'Wrong House' with a 17-Month-Old Special-Needs Boy Inside

January 19, 2024

Mom of Extremely Rare Twins with Down Syndrome Shows How Beautiful They Are at 2 in Spite of Critics

November 21, 2023

4-Month-Old Baby Sucked Up in Tornado Was Found Lying in a Tree amid Pouring Rain

December 19, 2023

Single Mom of 13 Kids Gives Birth to Quadruplets at 65, Gets Slammed by Critics for This

November 12, 2023

Yvette Nicole Brown's Weight Changed after She Was Diagnosed with Diabetes

January 15, 2024

Inside Mom-of-2 Sandra Bullock's Isolated Hilltop Farm with Chicken Coop She Owned for 15 Years

November 04, 2023

Wendy Williams’ Son Afraid She ‘Could Die’: He Speaks Out about Mom’s Diagnosis with ‘Pain’ in His Eyes

February 27, 2024

Sisters, Aged 2 and 7, Lose Their Lives Days before Christmas despite Their Parents Desperately Trying to Save Them

December 28, 2023

'No Words!': Julia Roberts Showed Her Twin Babies Whom She Has Kept Out of the Spotlight since Birth

December 01, 2023

Elderly Couple Is Led by a Cat to a Black Bag, Sees a Tiny Hand Hanging from Inside — Story of the Day

February 02, 2024