My son has had amazingly wide feet straight from the womb. I didn't find shoes to fit his feet until the month before his 2nd birthday, and they were Skechers. So Skechers have always been my go-to when shoe shopping for him.

I was not a fan of these shoes from the beginning, but he fell in love with them and the price was right. (I had coupons for a local shoe outlet.) The toes sort of turned up and they looked "sloppy." But again, he REALLY wanted a light up pair so I went with it.

I bought the shoes in June and kept them in the closet until the first day of school. Within the first 3 weeks of school the mesh across the toes had ripped open. They looked old and junky. I was really embarrassed for him to wear them to school. I went back and purchased a different pair of Skechers a month into the school year. (These also wore out very quickly. I'll probably be transitioning away from Skechers for him, at least for now.)

Another issue I have with kids' Skechers is they have no tread on the soles. I'm not sure what the logic is behind this, but it makes absolutely no sense with a child's shoe. These have slightly more than some other styles I've purchased but they still wear out and get slick on the bottom really quickly. My son climbs a lot and I'm always concerned his foot is going to slip off of limbs or play equipment.