How often do you get new shoes for, say, a 2 year old

At that age I popped into Stride Rite to get them measured pretty much whenever I was at the mall but at least every 3 months. When my daughter was 2 she grew two whole shoe sizes in 3 months once.

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09/06/2015 13:49

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It was about every three months. Definitely buy them a half size big.

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09/06/2015 13:51

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If they are hitting my the edge, they are way too small. My 22 month old has gone through three sizes in the past 4 months.

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09/06/2015 13:54

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I did summer, fall, spring shoe buying, which worked out to be every four months or so.

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09/06/2015 14:13

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Anonymous wrote:If they are hitting my the edge, they are way too small. My 22 month old has gone through three sizes in the past 4 months.

That seems a bit excessive.

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09/06/2015 14:36

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are hitting my the edge, they are way too small. My 22 month old has gone through three sizes in the past 4 months.

That seems a bit excessive.

I agree. We buy them slightly big and they last 6 months. We basically buy winter shoes and summer shoes.

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09/06/2015 14:47

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At 2, you should be able to make it at least 6 months or more without buying a new size. I bought new sneakers for my 2+ YO in late winter, and finally bought him a new pair of sneakers this month. One foot hadn't sized out yet, but the shoes were looking pretty rough. We went through sizes much more frequently when he was smaller.

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09/06/2015 15:07

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I do it by seasons unless there is a reason to replace sooner.

Spring: "nice" sneakers
Summer: waterproof hiking sandals
Fall: sneakers again
Winter: waterproof boots

We are very outdoorsy and want them to have appropriate outdoor footwear, and getting sneakers in the off-seasons means that we always have some fairly plain leather shoes they can wear for a more dressy outing like church.

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09/06/2015 15:17

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When I can't shove her feet into her shoes.

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09/06/2015 15:44

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My kid was 18 mos and 20 mos (and wearing a 5.5 or so) when I bought her 6s, 7s and 8s at TotSwap last Sept and Dec. She is just now, a year later, able to fit in the 7s. I thought her feet would never grow. Maybe she'll have some crazy growth spurts soon, or maybe she'll end up with smallish feet like me, but I was starting to worry!

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09/06/2015 15:53

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I do it by season as well, and ive never had her feet measured.
I put her foot in and if it feels comfortable to her and i can feel her toes arent at the end of the shoes then they fit imo.
DD is 3

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09/06/2015 16:18

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About every four months at that age, but it wasn't always even growth.

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09/06/2015 16:34

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I did summer, fall, spring shoe buying, which worked out to be every four months or so.