KarenC Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 But, they have had enough splinters and bee stings that they don't go barefoot very often. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 None of my children like being barefoot outside. They all say ewww... Honestly, we've rarely had an occasion to be barefoot outside except for at a neighborhood pool. They have been to the beach one time, many years ago. My children are deprived of barefoot opportunities. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3peasinWa Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I put other. I generally do have him put shoes on...however, if he's in a certain part of the yard, he is allowed to take them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My boys go out barefoot, especially in the backyard. They can't go out without shoes in the summer though, nor do they want to. Joys of living in the desert. The plus side is we wear flip flops 8 months out of the year. We have maybe one more month to go. Hurray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Only at a pool, beach, or very occasionally the yard. We did take a walk barefoot together around the block once after a warm sunshower, just so we could properly splash in the puddles and enjoy the sensations. But no, not generally. Too many opportunities for injuries is just one issue. I also don't like dirty feet, on myself or others. And most importantly, no one with dirty feet can come walking into my house! (I don't allow shoes on in the house, either.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Nope. We live on a farm with free-ranging chickens and a dog that likes to leave presents in surprisng places. We've also found buried rusted metal and sharp broken plastic "unburying" itself. (The former owners buried and/or abandoned a lot of junk all over the place.) When we lived in the suburbs with a nice, green, grassy lawn the kids and I went barefoot ALL THE TIME. It was wonderful! I miss it. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No because we live in an area where it doesn't make sense. I'm not against going barefoot--I did it for years when I lived in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yes, we live at the shore. No mud, just sand. And barefoot is OK in many establishments here...so...when in Rome... :) :drool: I used to live near the ocean. I miss that too! Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcartmama Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mine do sometimes, but we have Sweet Gum trees and the 'gum balls' can be painful if stepped on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I've always thought you could get roundworms and hookworms from the soil if you're barefoot. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong! I went barefoot all through my childhood (I would walk barefoot to babysitting jobs and put the shoes on when I rang the bell.) I never got worms. Anectodal, I know, but true for me. I never heard of anyone in the States who did, either. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Our yard is mostly dirt and rocks so the kids don't go barefoot out there. They will go barefoot a lot when we go camping if the campsite is grassy or sandy, or when we go swimming at the pool in summer (its a neighborhood pool, not in our backyard). We are also on a river that is good for wading but I usually put them in water shoes since there can be old glass and cans in there. I'm not worried about parasites just injuries. DS stepped on a bee when we were camping last summer and was not at all happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yes, but not in front of my grandmother! (I've been known to drive to a store and then have to come home because I realized just in time that I wasn't wearing shoes. In warm months, I keep extra sandles in the car for the kids for that very reason. Not sure why I haven't learned to do it for myself!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Sure. So do I. As a matter of fact my kids are in their bare feet outside right now in February (CA). I've spent the last nearly 40 years of my life going barefooted outside and never gotten worms. I'm not worried about it. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My boys frequently head out barefoot but I always call them back in to put on shoes. We have a dog and a tiny yard. Pretty much anywhere that they want to play is a place that she does her business, so I want them to wear shoes. If we didn't have a dog then I would let them go barefoot in our yard only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Funny! I was having a similar discussion today IRL. Mine go barefoot daily. If it's raining (hard) or if there's snow then they wear tennis shoes. Otherwise it's sandles and socks with sandles. I grew up on a farm and we ran barefoot, we also got regularly scheduled tetnus boosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 When we lived in Hawaii? About once a week I had to buy someone flip-flops while we were out because: 1. They would realize halfway there that they were shoeless Or 2. They lost/forgot them at the park Or 3. They buried them at the beach and then couldn't find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No, never. I just can't imagine that it would be comfortable at all - maybe our grass sucks, but there's sticks and acorns and all sorts of things that you don't want to step on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My kids run around barefoot all the time. It totally skeeves me out because I grew up semi-ghetto, and we *NEVER* went out without shoes on. To this day, I wear shoes in my house, though I've tried to re-train myself. Ha-ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yes. I was raised barefoot. Science supports it's benefits, too. I do make my kids wear shoes if we are going somewhere, if it's under 50-60 degrees, or in urban areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnella Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My son hates shoes and rarely wears them outside, even in the winter. Of course our winters are milder than most, but it's also because he doesn't feel the cold much. I stepped on a nail in the neighbor's yard, but my kids have never had problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yes, all of mine went barefoot and mostly still do (DS16 less so now). We've only ever had to have 1 tetanus injection and a few bee/ant stings. I have always been taught barefoot is better, especially for young kids. Why barefoot is best for children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My son...no. My dds...all the time. Yep, they step on gross stuff. It is okay with me. We wear our shoes in the house, so we aren't too worried about such things. I do have them take a bath at night before they get into bed if they have dirty feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My 18yo avoids the outdoors as much as possible. When she does go outside, she always has shoes on. I used to be barefoot as much as possible, indoors and outdoors, until I got plantar fascitis. Now I wear shoes most of the time. My 16yo is mostly barefoot outside and is always barefoot inside. My 13yo usually has shoes on outside and sometimes has them on inside. She has orthotics in her shoes for major pronation issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I grew up going barefoot most of the time and we had lots of stickers. I remember having to stop and pull them out of my feet. I let dds go barefoot in our yard and driveway but not in the road. I've had to sweep up too much glass in the road on recycling day when they drop glass bottles. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No, unless you count when we're outside in the backyard around the pool. Otherwise, we wear shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I used to go barefoot or in moccasins all the time, but after a few deep cuts and a rather nasty splinter that needed a surgeon to remove, I decided it was time for shoes. My son hates being barefoot outside. Too many sensory issues. He even prefers water shoes at pools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mostly yes, but in some places there are a lot of bull ants, so then we wear shoes because those suckers HURT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My kids don't anymore. My son actually did pick up a hookworm but he's unlucky in the world of nasty bugs. I also don't like dirty feet tromping around inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I chose OTHER because: ds can go barefoot on the beach. Otherwise, shoes go on. DS is famous for stubbing his toes or tripping (yes, he takes after me).:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Only occasionally on our lawn in the summer. They wear crocs, wellies or walking boots all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cagirlintexas Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 My son wears sandles year round and is barefoot when ever he can be at parks and playgrounds. If we had a house he would be barefoot in the backyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilypoo Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I voted "no" because we have bark scorpions every now and then. We back an ag field and occasionally they make it through the block fencing and past all the pest control we do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mine go barefoot in our yard and along our road, and also in all public parks. I insist on shoes at shops etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mine go barefoot and so do I when we are at home. I went barefoot growing up and never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofkids&pets Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 :iagree:We all go outside barefoot to run around (except dh). I was a tomboy who grew up running around barefoot with my older brother and all the boys in the neighborhood, so it is normal to me. I do have neighbors who won't let their kids go barefoot. They scream if one of their kids so much as even puts one toe on the ground. I honestly never realized how much it meant to some people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 ds6 and I go barefoot a lot, but the others take after their dad and wear shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No. Sandals are easy to kick off when you come inside; filthy feet, not so much. Also, we live in the country/woods, so I'd worry about thorns, ticks, splinters (they climb all over fallen trees), poison ivy, etc. It's just not practical. Really, even sandals aren't that practical even -- sneakers or boots are best. My kids play hard. When we lived in the suburbs, they did go barefoot sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I voted yes, but should have said Other.....DS7 and now DS1 are barefoot alot, and with the exception of snow, it's a toss-up whether DS7 will wear shoes or not - he loves being barefoot, so does the baby. But, there are some times they need shoes - when we go out somewhere, at the park, when we're traveling and somewhere like NYC, into stores, when riding bikes or scooters, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No, only at the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Barefoot is okay in the drier grassy parts of our yard and on the sidewalks when it is warm enough outside. It is not okay where the dog line runs, or in the poultry pens, or in the garden. People here buried garbage too, and we also find glass all over certain parts of our yard after a hard rain. I also require shoes in the "safe" part of the yard when the clover is blooming because we have so many honeybees. I could mow the clover, but I like to see the bees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiebird Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 No and I don't think I've seen anyone around here going barefoot either. We live in a southside Chicago neighborhood though, and most houses barely have any yard space, and everything else is filthy. (Not like, oh there's a mud puddle filthy, but oh, there's oil or possibly some sort of industrial containment filthy.) If we lived somewhere that weren't gross, I probably wouldn't mind if they went barefoot. Now I would still wear sandals though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathGirl Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Only if they're playing in the sprinkler. I am concerned about foot injuries (I had several as a child and I was barefoot constantly); we have white carpet (which they have to walk on to get to the tub to wash their feet); and it's rarely the perfect temperature to be outside barefoot. It's either too cold or so hot that they burn their feet on the blacktop driveway and sidewalks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 We have two acres with a lot going on (wild life, pond, creek, garden, etc) - so generally no she does not go without shoes. When she is playing on the swing set, she will sometimes kick off her shoes. I think you have to make the assessment based on what your yard is like. Personally I wouldn't want to step in goose poop which we have a lot of in the summer. But then again, I spent my childhood going barefoot (in LA) and had the awful experience of stepping on big snails. yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I've been a barefooter my whole life. My kids are too. It freaks some people out but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knittinfarmgirl Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 My kids are dedicated barefooters. Lol. They hate having to put on shoes outside especially my boy. I think he'd go to church barefoot if we'd let him. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Zombie thread. (Reported. Post now removed.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yes, they are barefoot outside about 8 months out of the year. I make them wear shoes when we leave the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 ZOMBIE THREAD RESURRECTED BY ...WELL WHO KNOWS WHO... BUT LOOK AT PICTURE ACCOMPANYING POST #94. ALREADY REPORTED. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I grew up in the country and did everything possible not to EVER wear shoes. My parents only insisted if I wasn't in the general vicinity of our yard, if I was going to be running through the woods. So.... in my typical fashion, I would wear my shoes to the edge of the woods, check to make sure no one was looking, took them off and ran through the woods barefooted anyway. I sure did get scraped up and injured sometimes, but I dare not complain since I'd get in trouble for it. And yes, I would occasionally get what (in the South ..where I was, anyway) is called 'sand worms' which is microscopic ..thing.. that enters a cut in the skin and makes trails in the skin as it moves around under the skin. (enter a collective SHIVER here) My mom was so grossed out..she would often take me to the health dept and get an indigestible ...well....pesticide.... that was NASTY that I had to drink and it would kill the parasite. That is so utterly disgusting, even to type it out...but it never stopped me...what a stubborn brat I was. Finally they stopped caring about it and said if getting sand worms didn't make me put shoes on my feet, nothing would and they weren't taking me to the health dept anymore. And they meant it. I got sandworms ONE other time and had to let it run its course on its own, which takes much longer to get rid of them this way. That did it. lol My kids? We live in the city now and in the back yard where the dog lives, even though we pick up after him twice a day (Or more b/c I insist on a super nice yard), we all wear shoes back there. Front yard..mostly. While camping in the country...bare feet if they wish. While at my moms in the country, I don't care. I am only insistent when I know animals have gone potty anywhere near. My mom doesn't have pets. If I knew there was trash and glass and such, or course, no. It's only the parasite things I think about. Germs themselves, I believe, are our friends :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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