I bought this pair of Keens for my 7-year old.  My son has a bad habit of scraping the tips of his shoes when he is running. Thus, it is very hard to find shoes that are built up around the toe enough to prevent wear. My son has worn these shoes for almost a month and the rubber around the shoe has yet to show a scratch.

Also, some reviewers have mentioned that these shoes run a little big. My son's feet are getting close to the 1 1/2 mark in other shoe brands and the Keen size 1 fits great. Another thing great about these shoes is that they fit a little bit wider than other shoe brands. My son finds the wider fit much more comfortable. The last thing to note is how light in weight the Keens are. I thought they would be heavier but they are light in weight much like running shoes.