So far so great! I bought them for a child currently between 10.5 and 11 in sneakers, and, based on reviews saying that these run large, I chose a size 11--her size in shoes with the hope that they'd last for some time. They are big, such that, if she's sitting in a chair, or in a shopping cart, the boots will fall off her feet. However, she can still walk around in them, and I give her big socks to wear with them when it rains. Everything else about them is great -- very cute; good traction; handy handles. Hopefully, they will hold up to the wear in the time it takes her to outgrow them, as her last boots (different brand) did.