Shoe
Laces
There are some things that children have problems with, and one of
those things is tying shoe laces. I have tried and tried with my
daughter, but she doesn’t seem too interested in figuring out
how to do it. She starts school soon, so this is something that she
should do. I prefer that she has shoes with laces, but others buy her
shoes with Velcro. I don’t care for it so I don’t
buy it on sneakers, but there are other things, like sandals, that
usually have it.
I debate on how to teach her to tie her shoe laces. I know that many
children learn with the bunny ear method. This means they form two
loops, one in each hand, and they then tie them together. It does seem
to be the easier way to learn, but I don’t think that the
shoe laces stay tied as long or nearly as securely as the other way. My
husband ties her shoes this way, and they are always soon loose and
dragging on the ground when he does it. I don’t want to seem
petty so I just tie them my way when they come undone.
I
learned to use the single loop method of tying shoe laces. One loop is
form and the other lace is wrapped around it and then pulled though.
This is how I have always done it and my shoes always stay tied. It is
harder to master though. I guess if I learned it when I was little she
can too. I do worry that she will be tripping all over her shoe laces
while in school. I know the teachers don’t have time to retie
shoes all
day long, and that she should be able to do it on her own.
Sometimes
the size of the shoe laces makes a difference. Some children have an
easier time if they use the wider laces, but some can’t
handle them. If
your child is having problems, perhaps they need a wider or a thinner
set of shoe laces to work with while learning. Even if a child seems to
wear a lot of shoes with Velcro they still need to learn to tie up the
laces. They will eventually need shoes with laces for sports and gym
class. Velcro just won’t do for those things. It might be
okay for
everyday things, but the shoes will become loose during physical
activity and children can get hurt that way.
