Medically reviewed by Adam H. Kaplan, DPM Walking barefoot can offer surprising health benefits. Taking time each day to walk ...

So walking barefoot can help prevent them. For these reasons, Dr Manke says, young children should preferably walk around without first-walker shoes and socks, helping their feet to develop naturally.

Peterson then received an email saying her daughter was sent home on the bus, barefoot. “She was screaming and crying when she got home that her feet hurt,” Peterson said. “I looked at her feet, and ...