Some kids just aren't movers, they can wear the frankenstien shoes from the department store. Some are like mine, the week she started to walk, she was trying to learn to run. We got these shoes as hand me downs, soon after she began to walk real well. They Helped Her Walk Better. Not an empty exaggeration. They fit naturally, flex, and have the tapered front and back. Where she was stumbling without shoes, she walked smoother and quicker with these right away. She outgrew that pair and we found these that were the exact style as the originals, just looked a little different. At 18 months these are her Forest Gump shoes, where ever she goes.. she is run ning. She will have them destroyed, but they get miles and they serve her well. People think you get them just to look cool, that we spoil her on fancy shoes. But we would be the last to do that, the money spent on such little tyke shoes was justified because they work.