Like Marilyn Monroe said, "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world!" I couldn't agree more. But the search for the right shoes for a new walker to a now running toddler has been SO CHALLENGING! With all the hype and controversy out there about the importance of letting developing feet go barefoot, I was (and still am) shocked to see how common really stiff toddler shoes are. We let OBG go barefoot as often as possible, but we do put shoes on her when we are out and about to protect her feet (from hot bricks, broken glass, dog poo!!, etc.). When she's barefoot, she runs ...