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Get expert advice from @andybryant_podiatrist on the natural development of kids' feet and understand why orthotics may not always be necessary. Follow @andybryant_podiatrist on Instagram for more insights!

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Kids orthotics? Do so many kids need to be in them🧐

Most definitely not.

It’s often an uphill battle encouraging some parents to let their kids feet develop naturally.

Natural foot development is firstly the absence of shoes at all or if wearing shoes, they shouldn’t change the natural function of the foot. (Check for and chuck if heeled, cushioned, stiff or tapered)

Secondly, it’s the abundance of movement in many and variable ways.

As parents, we are too often living in fear of stuffing something up for our kids lives. I know it with my own kids feet, their teeth, their mental heath, letting them explore their boundaries etc etc.

Accepting that there is a wide variety in what is considered ‘normal’ is a good start.

As a clinician I see it regularly at work with kids brought in for me to check that they have arches or that their knock knees are going to be ok, for example. I get asked if the child needs orthotics ... because that’s what’s expected of podiatrists. It’s somehow more challenging to explain to parents that it’s natural footwear and a movement rich lifestyle that I’m prescribing.

Granted, in some rare cases, kids do need orthotics.

As a health practitioner it’s all we can do to be honest and transparent with our clients interests at heart. The ‘do somethingism’ of orthotic prescribing for kids doesn’t cut it.

Thanks for the pic of pretty orthotics @thefootstop
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