These shoes were really awesome until they broke.  My son seemed very comfortable in them, and they're very easy to get on and off with the elastic bungee laces and the single velcro.  After a couple of weeks the elastic bungee lace broke on one of them, and we had to move on to something else.  At this point (with a toddler with fast-growing feet) we've been through a lot of shoes, and although we really love the Stride Rites when they're good -- they're my favorites when they work -- we've also unfortunately had quality issues with about half of the pairs we've bought.