I'm updating my review of this product to point out that although these sandals are comfortable with good support for a 3.5 year old, the front of the sandal is very soft and isn't protected in any way. In just a couple of days, the front pad area had become completely scuffed and worn looking. They still performed fine, just looked like a pair of old hand-me-downs. Perhaps my daughter is just hard on shoes... On the positive side, they run very true to size and I did not find them wide. You can't tell from the picture but the front "buckle" actually has a velcro closure so it can be tightened if necessary. We do a lot of walking so it is really important that a "breaking in" period isn't necessary - these sandals were super comfortable from the moment she put them on her feet.