Anonymous wrote:At what age do they typically skip 2 shoe sizes? I've never heard of this (that's not to say that it doesn't happen).
They don't. ES age kids typically grow a half-size every 6 months or so. You might see a bigger jump after a growth spurt, just as you would in clothes, but it's not "typical." Well, unless you never buy your kid new shoes and they're just hopping around in too-small shoes for a year.