My son just started walking about a month ago so I wanted to get him some good shoes to play in outside. I initially went to Stride Rite to get a professional fitting but quickly left when I saw their shoes were $40 and up!

I ordered these shoes in an extra wide since the lady at Stride Rite told me that's what he would need. However, the extra-wide in the New Balance is VERY wide and didn't fit him. I came to find out that New Balance run wide to begin with, so in this particular shoe he just needed a wide.

I had to return these and ended up going with the New Balance KV993 H&L Running Shoe (http://www.amazon.com/New-Balance-Running-Toddler-Grey-GR/dp/B001792K2Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337799689&sr=8-1) instead. My son was able to walk in both just fine. The only complaint I have about both of these shoes is that the soles are just a little stiff  to be considered "first walkers".

Over all, I like this shoe (and the KV933) it is well made and easy to get on and off little squirmy feet!