When this fashion trend swept the world, it was accompanied by protests from parents and professionals. Many parents begin to worry that showing "femininity" too early is not conducive to girls' growth. A British parents' forum immediately launched an activity called "Let Girls Become Girls", asking businesses to ensure that children's products showing too many adult characteristics are not sold. The domestic tide mom who used to find 6 cm high heels for her daughter online also deleted the post because she was accused by netizens.
Ms. Ye, who lives in Nanmen, has a 7-year-old daughter who is learning Latin dance. Ms. Ye usually forbids her daughter to wear shoes with heels like ordinary leather shoes. After seeing this news, Ms. Ye expressed concern: "Girls love beauty and usually imitate adults to dress up, but if children's high heels are common, I am worried that children will follow suit."
Children's world is crazy, too. Dolls wear high heels.
This year, the photo of Suri, the daughter of Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise, wearing high heels appeared on many fashion websites and parent-child forums. With brown hair and fair skin, a doll-like villain put on high heels and immediately became a living little Barbie. Tom, the star's parents, also recognized her daughter's sense of fashion and said smugly that her family listened to her. If Katie wears a pair of shoes and Julie doesn't like them, she will change them immediately.
Star baby's every move quickly set off the trend of children's world, and some girls under the age of 10 in Britain followed suit. The British "Daily Telegraph" reported that a parent found: "When I was shopping with my daughter, I found that many shoes suitable for 3-year-olds had high heels." According to domestic media reports, a 27-year-old Ma Chao from China also posted on the Internet, seeking high heels about 6 cm for her 4-year-old daughter. The fashionable young mother's reason is: "We'd better wear the same style of shoes when we go out, which will definitely attract attention!"
"Wearing high heels will change the gravity line of the human body, and the load-bearing part will be transferred to the forefoot. Minors will cause many health problems because they are still developing. " Fu Song, an orthopedic surgeon at Chengdu Children's Hospital, said that wearing high heels may cause the following problems: flat feet will be formed, and the function of running and jumping will be affected in the future; In order to bear the load, the growing toes will become thicker and thicker; Because the body's center of gravity moves forward, the buttocks naturally tighten and rise. This long-term posture will lead to the narrowing of the pelvic outlet during development, which will affect future delivery; At present, foreign studies have found that avascular necrosis of femoral head is also related to the change of joint cavity pressure. Affect joint health, and may even lead to some joint development stops.
"I did see primary school students wearing high heels in Chengdu. Although it seems to be only about 1 inch 5, wearing high heels of this height for a long time has an impact on physical development. " Xu Bo, director of the leather products teaching and research section of the Department of Biomass and Leather Engineering of Sichuan University, who has in-depth research on leather shoes and health, said that it is not wrong for children to wear high heels temporarily because of dancing and other reasons, but if they wear high heels for a long time, it will directly affect the development of cerebellar balance function. At the same time, due to the different gait after wearing high heels, it may also lead to spinal deformation.
Nearly 30% of dolls wear flat feet and the soles are too soft.
Suri cruise's high heels have aroused parents' more concern about their children's foot health. Parents want to know whether their children are wearing correct shoes and how to choose shoes that are more suitable for their children's health and development needs. In this regard, this newspaper interviewed Xu Bo, director of the leather products teaching and research section of the Department of Biomass and Leather Engineering of Sichuan University, and invited Zhou Jin, the master student of Xu Bo, to join us in the "surprise" at Gymboree Early Education Center. The survey found that the shoes selected by parents here are generally in good condition, but there is still the problem of soft soles.
"Catch" a little girl who just entered the door, Zhou Jin picked up her changed shoes and looked around. She also put them under her nose and smelled them. "Well, they are leather shoes with good air permeability and good materials." Then, he bent the soles and twisted them from side to side just to check the hardness of the soles. "It's okay." He said that the soles should not be too soft, otherwise it will not be conducive to growth and development, and the chances of suffering from flat feet will also increase. He pointed to the shoelaces: "You see, adhesive shoelaces are adjustable, which is also the basic requirement of children's shoes."
The early education center requires that you take off your shoes when you enter the door. There are already several pairs of children's shoes in the shoe cupboard. Zhou Jin took two pairs of shoes to compare. "This pair is better, and the insole is detachable." Gymboree's teacher added that many children's shoes here are imported from abroad, and the quality should be good. At this time, Zhou Jin took out two different shoes and rubbed them gently on the ground. The blue shoes in his left hand are more antiskid and safer, and the military green shoes in his right hand are slightly inferior. Zhou Jin said that parents can do such a small test when buying shoes for their babies.
Nine pairs of children's shoes have been tested continuously, and the overall situation of hardness and material is good, but the soles of two pairs of shoes are too soft, and they can be folded vertically with a gentle pinch. "Children's shoes with soft fabrics and materials can bring comfort, but growing children are more suitable for shoes with comfortable uppers and hard soles, otherwise the arch will collapse to form flat feet." Xu Bo said that the softer the sole, the less protective it can be, but it is easy to sprain. Some time ago, they went to a primary school in Chengdu to do a survey and found that about 30% of children aged 7~ 14 are flat feet. After looking at the shoes on the spot, it is directly related to the choice of soft-soled shoes.
"The hardness of the rubber soles of adult shoes is about 50 or 60 degrees, but it is a little soft for children. Ordinary children's shoes should reach sixty or seventy degrees. Now shoes don't need to do such logos. When parents buy shoes, they can compare them with adult shoes in shopping malls. " Xu Bo said that parents should not be afraid that children with this hardness will feel uncomfortable. The better children's shoe sole is a double-layer structure, and the design of hard outside and soft inside can meet the requirements of comfort and hardness at the same time.