[Children's shoe: a miniature version of the adult shoe?].

The question arising from this subject, could be answered with "Yes" and "No", since this issue is interpreted differently by footwear manufacturers. During the last 10 years the scientists have achieved essential knowledge concerning the requested standards of children's footwear. These results verify that children's footwear needs to have other characteristical features than adult's footwear. The requested standards on a healthy children's shoe result from the exceptional function (intensity and many-sided motor activity) and the anatomy (elasticity, shape and state) of a child's foot, which is, in contrast to an adult's foot, still developing. Due to these facts there are special requirements and features regarding the fitting, the flexibility and the information. This is explained on some examples.