My 12 month old son (crawling/standing) hates anything on his feet.  He cried every time we tried to put shoes on him, until a friend recommended pedipeds.  First try, no crying!  These are not novelty baby shoes but more like real footwear.  They fit his feet perfectly (seem true to size, and they're still comfy even though his feet are in the pudgy stage).  We have already bought a second pair!  Only reason for 4 rather than 5 stars is that one shoe already seems to be showing a little wear on the side from my son's crawling after a few uses.  Still, would highly recommend!