Will's Blog

Little man needed some new shoes this weekend. No problem, mom and I set out for something that should be so easy. As always we find the Velcro shoes. But then noticed that there are 10 Velcro shoes and 1 tied shoe design. Okay, no problem off to another store. Guess what, the same thing. I am sorry, but my wife and I both believe that our kind will learn to tie his shoes. Not only did we find way to many Velcro type shoes, but they even make them look like they have lases. Come on… So after leaving I decided to read  why my child should have Velcro shoes over tied shoes. Maybe we where  missing something as parents. Well I only  found two reason that most people agree on. One, kids want to be independent and do things  for them self. (I know this as my son tries to tie  his own  shoes at 3. So this was not a good reason.) Second, at this age, you do not want there shoes to come untied.  (Hmm this is called a double knot.)  So I have always said  that our younger generation is not getting the everyday know how, and now I know why. Parents and companies are letting  this happen. Also found that most kids do not know how to tie there shoes at age 10…… That is so sad.