Our boy (now 25 months) started walking last Valentine's day. Now, nine months later, he's all over the place and loves to go on long walks outdoors. Of course, he needs shoes and we've tried a variety. My wife finally settled in on these Stride Rite Walkers. They're expensive. He's now on his second pair, not that the first wore out but because he's growing.

These stride rites are excellent little shoes. They look nice and are very sturdy. I much prefer the brown color which seems to go well with anything he wears. I also like the Velcro straps. They're much easier to fasten on or take off, a great advantage when trying to dress or undress a struggling toddler. Unfortunately, it's an advantage to him also and we're always looking all over the house to find out where he's put them. "Shoose" he calls them. If I say go get your "shoose," he can usually find them faster than I can, and he loves to go out on walks. We've taken him on walks of over a mile with no problem. Excellent little Shoose.

Gary Peterson