Re: When do they graduate from velcro shoes?

April 8, 2007

In a message dated 4/8/2007 7:58:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

meira-harvey@... writes:

> 9yo and size 8 women's.

>

Wow, that's a big foot! I'm only a 7 1/2 and I'm a bit older than 9 <gggg>

Barbara

April 8, 2007

My son is too big for Velcro so he ties them once, terribly, with double

knots he can't get out, then takes them off and shoves them back in, so the heel

backs are all bent out of shape, and look terrible. His feet grow so fast that

he outgrows shoes before he can ruin them, I guess thank goodness for small

mercies, LOL.

Barbara

April 8, 2007

I don't remember exactly when my son got out of velcro shoes, but it was in

middle school.

I remember wondering when he'd ever accept laces. He finally did, but I had

to overlook how sloppy it looked and be glad that he was finally tying his

shoelaces.

He's almost 16 now and usually just leaves them tied and slips the shoes on.

Kathy T.

On 4/8/07, lizs.1234 <lizs.1234@...> wrote:

>

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 8, 2007

9yo and size 8 women's.

Meira

>

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their

own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 8, 2007

That's what I do at 38!!! LOL.

Meira

> >

> > I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

their own

> > shoes????

> > My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe

laces

> > like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him

MILES

> > AND MILES away! :-)

> > Liz

> >

>

April 8, 2007

LOL

Not a bad idea, then, Aspie or NT! ;-)

Kathy T.

On 4/8/07, meiraharvey <meira-harvey@...> wrote:

>

> That's what I do at 38!!! LOL.

>

> Meira

>

> > >

> > > I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

> their own

> > > shoes????

> > > My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe

> laces

> > > like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him

> MILES

> > > AND MILES away! :-)

> > > Liz

> > >

> >

April 8, 2007

My son is 23 and still wears velcro. He's unable to tie the laces and

this allows him his independence.

-- In , " lizs.1234 " <lizs.1234@...>

wrote:

>

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their

own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him

MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 8, 2007

They make curly laces that you lace up like a regular shoelace, but

to tie, you just put one lace over the other. My son didn't learn to

tie his shoes until he was about ten, and used curly laces for a long

time.

Liz

On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:16 PM, lizs.1234 wrote:

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 8, 2007

Doesn't everyone do it that way???? hee hee.

We had my folks over for Easter and when I slipped on my shoes to go out for a

minute, he remarked at how I was STILL ruining my shoes. I'm 39 fricken years

old.

Robin

meiraharvey <meira-harvey@...> wrote:

That's what I do at 38!!! LOL.

Meira

> >

> > I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

their own

> > shoes????

> > My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe

laces

> > like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him

MILES

> > AND MILES away! :-)

> > Liz

> >

>

April 8, 2007

I think I've seen the curly laces.....do they sell them at Wal-Mart or Target?

Thanks,

Liz S

Liz Bohn <lbohn@...> wrote:

They make curly laces that you lace up like a regular shoelace, but

to tie, you just put one lace over the other. My son didn't learn to

tie his shoes until he was about ten, and used curly laces for a long

time.

Liz

On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:16 PM, lizs.1234 wrote:

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 8, 2007

This was years ago; my son is 19 now. But I think they used to sell

them at Wal-Mart.

Liz

On Apr 8, 2007, at 9:58 PM, Liz S wrote:

> I think I've seen the curly laces.....do they sell them at Wal-Mart

> or Target?

> Thanks,

> Liz S

>

> Liz Bohn <lbohn@...> wrote:

> They make curly laces that you lace up like a regular shoelace, but

> to tie, you just put one lace over the other. My son didn't learn to

> tie his shoes until he was about ten, and used curly laces for a long

> time.

>

> Liz

>

> On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:16 PM, lizs.1234 wrote:

>

> > I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

> their own

> > shoes????

> > My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> > like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> > AND MILES away! :-)

> > Liz

> >

>

April 8, 2007

It was about middle school that my son graduated from velcro to curly laces.

I was mistaken in my earlier post. It was intermediate school when he

finally started tying the regular shoe laces.

(I did secondary school in the 60's when all there was was elementary,

junior high, and high school.)

He ties them the way Barbara just described!

Anyway, to add to your post, Liz, I haven't checked lately, but I would

think Wal-Mart still carries them in the shoe section, hanging on a hook.

If you don't have a Wal-Mart SuperCenter near you, try Target.

Kathy T.

On 4/8/07, Liz Bohn <lbohn@...> wrote:

>

> This was years ago; my son is 19 now. But I think they used to sell

> them at Wal-Mart.

>

> Liz

>

> On Apr 8, 2007, at 9:58 PM, Liz S wrote:

>

> > I think I've seen the curly laces.....do they sell them at Wal-Mart

> > or Target?

> > Thanks,

> > Liz S

> >

> > Liz Bohn <lbohn@... <lbohn%40ucsd.edu>> wrote:

> > They make curly laces that you lace up like a regular shoelace, but

> > to tie, you just put one lace over the other. My son didn't learn to

> > tie his shoes until he was about ten, and used curly laces for a long

> > time.

> >

> > Liz

> >

> > On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:16 PM, lizs.1234 wrote:

> >

> > > I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

> > their own

> > > shoes????

> > > My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> > > like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> > > AND MILES away! :-)

> > > Liz

> > >

> >

April 8, 2007

Wow that is big for a nine year old : ).. are you tall Meira? My

daughter is big for her age and I have NO idea where it's coming

from. I was ALWAYS the shrimp in my class. Right now she wear a size

1 shoe, which is appropriate for her height. That reminds me of

something else I wanted to mention... when was a baby, they

were always very concerned over her head size and were always

measuring and remeasuring at every check up. She DID have a big head!

Marcia

On Apr 8, 2007, at 7:58 PM, meiraharvey wrote:

> 9yo and size 8 women's.

>

> Meira

>

>>

>> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their

> own

>> shoes????

>> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

>> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

>> AND MILES away! :-)

>> Liz

>>

>

April 9, 2007

I've seen them at Babies R Us, and other paces that sell baby and

toddler shoes.

Meira

> >

> > > I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

> > their own

> > > shoes????

> > > My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe

laces

> > > like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him

MILES

> > > AND MILES away! :-)

> > > Liz

> > >

> >

April 9, 2007

Mine " graduated " when we couldn't find any more that he liked and that were in

velcro. Like a few others said, he ties them once, then slides his foot in. He

can tie his shoes but didn't learn how until he was around 10 yo. He is not

able to make them tight enough to satisfy and that is why he slides them now.

My other ds w/HFA was taught how to tie in Kindergarten by a dedicated sped

teacher. He will tie his shoes now but prefers those kind without any laces

that you slide into. There are more choices today than just 6 or 7 years ago.

When my 18 yo was growing up, I struggled to find velcro shoes to fit him. I

also struggled to find elastic waist pants to fit him, usually ending up with

sweat pants. When he was in 8th grade, he suddenly started wearing jeans. I

attribute this to an awareness that he finally got plus a pushy sped teacher who

talked about his appearance a lot. Now he wears jeans. My 10 yo won't wear

jeans at all and is in sweat pants or elastic waist. My 7 yo is as bad but this

very weekend, started wearing blue jeans out of the blue.

Roxanna

[sPAM] ( ) When do they graduate from velcro shoes?

I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their own

shoes????

My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

AND MILES away! :-)

Liz

April 9, 2007

That's another interesting fact, and I guess is attributable to the

sensory issues? My daughter won't wear anything but elastic waist

pants as well, and they had better be soft! Old Navy has great ones

to choose from though : ). And as far as tying her shoes she's been

taught HOW to do it by her OT but will not do it w/o a lot of

coaxing, and will NOT let me help her AT ALL. I guess most of our

kids have fine motor control delay as well? That was the one thing I

WAS able to get her on a 504 plan for at school, but now that she's

over 6 years old they offer NOTHING.

Let me see if I can get this straight for my " siggy " , LOL. I'm a " Mom

to 20 year old ds, NT (as far as I know although a friend of mine

who's a social worker swears he has AS). He's a junior at college

who's doing a double major in Physic and Mathematics w/a minor in

Computer Science but is pretty much a loner, though now that he's off

at school he DOES have a few friends. I'm also mom to a soon to be 7

y.o. dd who I suspect as having AS or ADHD or SOMETHING! She will

begin her evaluation over the next few weeks. I'm also mom to a 5

y.o. dd who is SUPER bright and NT as far as I can tell).

Marcia

On Apr 9, 2007, at 7:36 AM, Roxanna wrote:

> Mine " graduated " when we couldn't find any more that he liked and

> that were in velcro. Like a few others said, he ties them once,

> then slides his foot in. He can tie his shoes but didn't learn how

> until he was around 10 yo. He is not able to make them tight

> enough to satisfy and that is why he slides them now. My other ds

> w/HFA was taught how to tie in Kindergarten by a dedicated sped

> teacher. He will tie his shoes now but prefers those kind without

> any laces that you slide into. There are more choices today than

> just 6 or 7 years ago.

>

> When my 18 yo was growing up, I struggled to find velcro shoes to

> fit him. I also struggled to find elastic waist pants to fit him,

> usually ending up with sweat pants. When he was in 8th grade, he

> suddenly started wearing jeans. I attribute this to an awareness

> that he finally got plus a pushy sped teacher who talked about his

> appearance a lot. Now he wears jeans. My 10 yo won't wear jeans

> at all and is in sweat pants or elastic waist. My 7 yo is as bad

> but this very weekend, started wearing blue jeans out of the blue.

>

> Roxanna

> [sPAM] ( ) When do they graduate from

> velcro shoes?

>

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing

> their own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 9, 2007

My son absolutely will not wear blue jeans.

I wear them all the time. It would be nice to see him start wearing them

all of a sudden, out of the blue, too!

Kathy T.

On 4/9/07, Roxanna <madideas@...> wrote:

> Mine " graduated " when we couldn't find any more that he liked and that

> were in velcro. Like a few others said, he ties them once, then slides his

> foot in. He can tie his shoes but didn't learn how until he was around 10

> yo. He is not able to make them tight enough to satisfy and that is why he

> slides them now. My other ds w/HFA was taught how to tie in Kindergarten by

> a dedicated sped teacher. He will tie his shoes now but prefers those kind

> without any laces that you slide into. There are more choices today than

> just 6 or 7 years ago.

>

> When my 18 yo was growing up, I struggled to find velcro shoes to fit him.

> I also struggled to find elastic waist pants to fit him, usually ending up

> with sweat pants. When he was in 8th grade, he suddenly started wearing

> jeans. I attribute this to an awareness that he finally got plus a pushy

> sped teacher who talked about his appearance a lot. Now he wears jeans. My

> 10 yo won't wear jeans at all and is in sweat pants or elastic waist. My 7

> yo is as bad but this very weekend, started wearing blue jeans out of the

> blue.

>

> Roxanna

> [sPAM] ( ) When do they graduate from velcro

> shoes?

>

> I'm curious when your kids were out of velcro shoes & lacing their own

> shoes????

> My son will be 8 in August & is still in velcro. I dread shoe laces

> like a root canal! I can see the frustration it will cause him MILES

> AND MILES away! :-)

> Liz

>

April 9, 2007

Trey won't/can't wear them either. He used to, but just fairly recently hasn

t been able to and he looked so cute in those little jeans! I'll admit I was

a little disappointed, but it was a good reason to go shopping for new pants

for him! rofl