My daughter has average sized feet that are too tall measuring from arch to the top of the foot.  This makes most shoes not fit as a lot of shoes come over the top of the foot toward the ankle and are just too narrow.  Pedipeds are awesome!  This style with the over-the-foot strap is perfect for my daughter as it's open enough to fit her feet well and the velcro allows her to put them on or take them off at will.  They're super sturdy, every pair of pedipeds that I've bought have all outlasted the daily wearings of mud/gravel/dragged toes/puddles.  When they get too dirty I take out the pad insert and throw them in the washing machine.  The color on the brown shoes eventually wore off of the toes but the shoe itself will last through several more kids I'm sure.