Children's shoes in size and table in cm

Each parent knows how difficult it is to choose shoes for the child. Not only can it be simply impossible to measure the leg of a dodgy baby, but he will probably not be able to explain whether the shoes are crushed somewhere. How to avoid falling into trouble when choosing a size, read on.

Is it possible to determine the size of a child’s shoes by age?

As you know, people of the same age can vary greatly both in height and fullness, and in foot size. With children, the situation is somewhat different. At first, children grow almost the same way, and the smaller the age, the faster both growth and foot length change. At the age of 3 years, the child’s leg increases by 2-3 sizes per year, from 3 to 6 years - by 2, after 6 years - by 1-2 annually. In order to find out the size of the baby’s legs, knowing only his age, you can use the special table.

Size table of children's shoes in cm

Important! It must be understood that the sizes of some children, due to individual characteristics, do not fit into any norms according to the tables, so the size obtained by independent measurements will be the most accurate.

How to determine the size of children's shoes?

It is not enough just to attach a ruler to the baby's leg, as the resulting figure will not reflect the real picture. In fact, you need to make a couple of simple measurements and you will get the real size of the child’s shoes.

Measure foot

In order to measure the child’s foot, you need to put a sheet of paper on a flat surface of the floor, fix it and put the child’s leg on a sheet so that it rests on the foot with all its weight. Contour the leg, holding the pencil strictly perpendicular to the floor. Then measure the distance between the most protruding points of the thumb and heel.

Instead of the described manipulations, you can use a special ruler to measure the foot, the main thing is to make sure that the baby rests on the measured foot, because when walking the foot expands and lengthens under the pressure of the child’s weight.

Important! Be sure to measure both legs, as one of them has a slightly larger size, and be guided when buying shoes on a large leg.

All about completeness of shoes

As in adults, children's legs differ in completeness, and this factor is no less important when buying shoes than foot length in cm . Different manufacturers may use a different designation of completeness, for example, in domestic it is indicated in numbers from 1 to 12, while the step between adjacent completeness is 4 mm. Foreigners use a letter designation, and the difference between adjacent measurements is 5 mm.

To calculate the completeness of shoes, there is a formula: W = 0.25V - 0.15C - A, where B is the girth of the foot, C is the length of the foot, A is a constant value equal to 16.5 for children from 0 to 7 years and 13.5 for teenagers. The girth of the foot is measured with a centimeter tape in its widest place (along the bones of the fingers). For those for whom calculating by formulas seems a difficult task, it is enough to compare the girth of the foot with the table:

How to navigate on Aliexpress?

When buying shoes in any online store, a logical question arises: how not to make a mistake with the size? Thousands of sellers from China place their goods on Aliexpress. Many of them add instructions to the product description on how to choose the right size. Translation of this instruction into Russian can sometimes be a little confusing, but most often the general meaning is clear. What they write:

If you are still not sure about your choice, when placing an order, you can write a comment to the seller indicating the foot length in cm and asking you to send you a suitable size. Read the product description carefully . For example, in the name of the shoes “genuine leather” may appear, and in the description it is indicated that the material of the upper and the insole is made of leatherette.

Important! Always read product reviews, they may contain real photos and an indication of the seller’s dimensional grid mismatching with reality.

Designation systems for children's sizes and their differences

There are several systems for designating sizes that differ from each other with units of foot length and a reference point. The simplest of them is metric. The shoe size in this system is equal to the foot length, measured in centimeters . The most common metric system in Japan, China, South Korea. Sometimes used by Russian manufacturers.

In Europe and in most shoe stores in Russia they use the shtikhmassovy system of sizes, by the name of the unit of measure the shtich, which is 2/3 cm. Knowing the metric size in mm, it is easy to convert it to shtichmasovy, dividing by 6.67.

A little more difficult for self-determination is the inch size system . For the unit of measurement, barlicorn equal to 1/3 of an inch or 8.47 mm is taken. The peculiarity lies in the fact that the counting is not from 0, as we are used to, but from the smallest possible block. So, in England, where this system is used, the minimum block corresponding to the foot length of a newborn child is 4 inches, and in the USA it is even smaller.

In order to avoid complex measurements and calculations, it is enough to use special tables of conformity of shoe sizes of different countries.

An example of determining the size of children's shoes

Let's look at an example of how to navigate in a store. Suppose that with the correct measurement of both legs of the child you received 13.4 and 13.7 cm. Based on the larger measurement, we look at the correspondence table presented above, 13.7 cm, and we see that we got the border size between 13.5 and 14 cm.

Remembering that the shoes should not be cramped, we rely on 14 cm and look at the conformity to other dimensional systems : these are the English size 5.5, American 6.5 and European 22.5. Half the European sizes in stores are rare, so we need to know in advance, take 22 or 23? To do this, we find out their exact measure in cm: 22 * ​​2/3 = 14.67, 23 * 2/3 = 15.33, so we got the insole length. As you know, the insole should have a length of about 1-1.5 cm in length. It turns out that if we buy summer shoes, then it’s enough to take 22, and if it’s autumn or winter, then 23.

Nuances of fitting

Ideally, a child needs to try on shoes before buying. But it’s almost impossible to get intelligible explanations from the child about how he feels about wearing shoes on him. Therefore, before trying on shoes, it is best to remove the insole and put the child’s foot on it, evaluating the correctness of the chosen size .

Then put on the shoes and let the child walk around in the store for about 15 minutes . During this time, if the baby presses somewhere, red marks will remain on the leg, and you can see them. If the child during this time feels uncomfortable, then he will either ask you to take off his shoes, or he will try to do it himself, or be capricious, which means that you will need to choose another model.

Important! It’s better to go to the shoe store in the evening, when the legs swell a little and increase in size.

Tips for choosing baby shoes

Oddly enough, but the ideal footwear for the legs of a small child is its absence . Therefore, at every opportunity, let the child run along the grass or sand barefoot. In the city there is practically no such possibility, and besides summer, walking without shoes in our latitude is not possible. The main function of shoes is to protect the feet from the cold, injuries and infections. That is why it is so important to choose the right children's shoes, which will not harm the fast-growing foot of the child. Recommendations:

  • for the first steps it is important to choose light slippers with a very flexible sole (especially in the toe area) and a soft, breathable top that does not constrain movement. In the process of forming the legs of the baby need freedom ;
  • avoid pointed and narrow noses, they can lead to deformation of the foot;
  • a small heel from 5 to 15 mm is permissible;
  • the back of the shoe should be firm, fixing, but not very rigid;
  • do not buy shoes with a high back fixing the ankle; in the process of growth, the child's ankle joint develops and strengthens naturally;
  • Buy shoes strictly to size. Please note that this does not mean end-to-end. For the fingers in length there should be a free space of 1-1.5 cm. Do not also buy boots “for growth”, the leg in them will experience additional stress when walking ;
  • choose shoes with Velcro fastener, they are easily adjusted to the required leg fullness, lacing is also suitable, but it is inconvenient in that the child himself will not learn how to use it for a long time;
  • if the child is healthy and there is no relevant indication, there is no need to wear orthopedic shoes and insoles with an arch support ;
  • if it is not possible to take the child with you, take a cardboard foot pattern, which must first be applied outside the shoe to the sole, and then put it inside and make sure there are no jams.

Dimensional nets of popular brands of children's shoes

One of the most popular brands of children's shoes in Russia is Kotofey and Skorohod. The assortment of companies includes shoes of all types and seasons. The size range of manufacturers for convenience is divided into several groups: booties, nursery, small children, preschool, school and teenage.

Another popular brand of domestic shoes is Antelope . The manufacturer uses a shtikhmasovy system of designation of sizes, but on the official website of the company there is no dimensional grid.

Lassie and Kuoma - brands from Finland also use a stichmovy system of sizes. Both brands in their dimensional nets warn that the insole should have a margin of 1-1.5 cm. Lassie has a minimum block of 19, Kuoma has a minimum of 20.

Reima shoes are famous for protecting their feet from the weather and using the right materials for active pastime. The size range of the brand begins with size 19 according to the shtikhmasovoy system.

Crocs, Columbia are popular brands of American shoes. The Columbia dimensional grid shows the fit of the American size with the foot length in mm, and the Crocs shows the fit to the European size.

Having all of the above information, you can easily not only choose the right shoes for your child in the store, but also order shoes online, without fear of making a mistake with the size!