My 3.5 year old son wears these for his dance class. I have several suggestions as to how these could be improved. A velcro strap instead of laces would be awesome. I ordered a 10W and his street shoe size (in Pedipeds) is 8.5. So, I definitely think these run small. ALSO, the Wide is VERY NARROW. I can't imagine how narrow the regular size is. I really wish these were wider. They are hard to get on his feet. He can't do it himself.