...for posture and over and above that simply a nuisance? Don%26#039;t you think that it will encourage them to drag their heels when they are wearing normal shoes as they will get into a bad habit and also wear out their normal shoes more quickly?
What are your views on children%26#039;s %26quot;trainers%26quot; with wheels in the heels - don%26#039;t you think that they are bad ...
my daughter got a pair for her birthday last year, to be honest Joan she%26#039;s hardly wore them, they%26#039;re really a toy, not for wearing all the time, so I don%26#039;t think they%26#039;d effect posture, etc, plus you click a button on them and the wheel goes in to the heel so they%26#039;re like normal trainers, at the end of the day there meant to be fun for kids, like roller blades, skateboards, bikes etc, just because they haven%26#039;t been around for years and years doesn%26#039;t mean they%26#039;re bad, plus as for a danger, everythings a bloody danger, kids are more wrapped up in cotton wool nowadays than they ever were before, ffs, I%26#039;m amazed a lot of parents even let their kids get out their bed in the morning!
Reply:Let me guess...
Your daughter in law wants to buy some for her children, right?
Reply:Heelies? Yes I think they%26#039;re a ridiculous waste of space, money and effort. Couldn%26#039;t believe the shops are charging £70 for them!
And I recently noticed a sign in my local shopping centre that said %26quot;USE OF HEELIES, SKATEBOARDS AND SKATES PROHIBITED%26quot; so there must have been some incidents with them since they went on sale.
I don%26#039;t think they%26#039;re a very good idea at all, not because of heel-dragging but mostly due to safety issues. I%26#039;m surprised they were allowed on sale at all.
Reply:they are annoying for us adults ,when we are out and about in town kids coming out of nowhere nearly knocking you over .but i suppose they are the %26quot;must have%26quot; thing right now ,although my daughter wasn%26#039;t bothered about having them for chrimbo , so i%26#039;m grateful for that lol !!
Reply:i agree that they are dangerous,my friends child had them months ago and nearly went out in front of a passing car,only that the car stopped very quickly she would of been hit,i wouldnt let my children wear them for their own saftey...hope your well joan.x
Reply:I just think they are stupid in general. HATE when kids where them in public, like at a store.
Reply:Ha...you think THEY%26#039;RE bad (I do too) but just wait until the UK starts selling the Asian hit of the moment - toddlers shoes that squeak with every step they take. I%26#039;m a Brit living in SE Asia and these are the worst things ever. They are beyond irritating, they just make you want to rip the things off the poor little sod%26#039;s feet and chuck them out of the nearest window (the shoes, I%26#039;m not quite so cruel to children. Well, not ALL children anyway). Terrible. I have no doubt they%26#039;ll eventually appear in the UK, so buy your earplugs now.
Reply:I think they%26#039;re great. I%26#039;d love a pair.
As for children dragging their heels, they don%26#039;t work like that. Yes the children lift their toes when they want to skate but the wheel clicks back in and they are worn as normal shoes otherwise. Short term I%26#039;ve seen kids walking on their toes rather than kick the wheel in so if anything it%26#039;s the opposite.
Another thing I%26#039;ve noticed is the excellent posture that Heelie-wearers adapt because if they%26#039;re not standing properly they fall over.
Reply:I bloody hate them Joan...especially when the little blighters wear them in Sainsburys...and go whizzing past me....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....
Reply:I LOVE heelies and so my grandsons. Airport Staff often wear them ,which is where we saw them first.There are 2 types - the ones with the wheels underneath that will push back into the heels if necessary and the the other type that strap around the shoe.- good fun both sorts
HOWEVER
A few weeks ago while I was looking after the 8year old, I had to take him shopping and as he HATES shopping with a vengeance, we were playing a sort of %26#039;supermarket sweep %26#039; game as we filled the trolley. A young worker came up to me and told me to LEAVE the store if I didn%26#039;t make him take off his heelies ! Apparently they don%26#039;t allow %26#039;wheels%26#039; - no. obviously by the state of their trolley wheels - there- but don%26#039;t go round properly!
More chaos ensued as I put my trolley in the middle of the aisle, sat down my grandson and proceeded to bash the wheels back in . BTW we were also asked to take off our hoodies
Reply:i dont think they are a bad thing, infact my brother and mum just bought a pair for my neice yesterday! i think each parent has the right to make a desicion! and they should stick to it and not be influenced by others! just my opinion!
Reply:they are dangerous.. they are banned in some supermarkets / shopping places.
I%26#039;m waiting to hear someone was yawning, stretched their arms and accidentally clothes lined someone (like in the wrestling)
and they%26#039;ll have the cheek to sue the shop.
Reply:They are very annoying in Tesco when you have to dodge the brats riding round on them.
Reply:The staff in a Tesco superstore have been zipping around on these type of shoes for years now.
Reply:Have to agree, with you there. I can see my kids dragging their heels.
They already go threw shoes too quickly!!
Reply:I%26#039;m with you on this one Joan! I hate heeleys. Kids ride through the stores on those stupid things and around corners so fast they take out grocery carts. Sooner or later an elderly person will get hit and take out a hip.
Those shoes someone else mentioned that squeak with every step are so annoying as well. I hate hearing toddlers in walmart walking around and every little step they take those dumb shoes go %26quot;squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak%26quot; They are NOT cute shoes people - they are danged annoying!
Reply:hi the brand name is heeleys and i think they are a death trap imagine anything could happen and i hate them to bits you just as easily buy some normal skates instead of waisting even more money and time finding a pair of heeleys they are total deathtraps . hope you agree !!!!
Reply:I think they are aweful and my main concern would be the hilds posture and the damage they will be doing to their feet/ legs . There are bound to be reperussions when the child is older, feet werent designed to be used in that way and the children are leaning back on their heals in a very unatural way. My daughter certainly will never have any :)
Reply:I don%26#039;t really know that much about them joan.......apart from being a flaming nuisance when the kids wear them in my local Tescos and speed up and down the aisles !!
Reply:For those who don%26#039;t know what they are
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/ar...
They are an accident waiting to happen. The worst creation since the %26quot;chipper%26quot; bike which catapulted kids over the handlebars when they used their brakes. I can%26#039;t beleive it is legal to sell them.
Parents buy your child a scooter instead. One without a motor.
Reply:I agree with you for once, Joan. And they%26#039;re called Heelies.
Reply:i hate them they are called heelys hence wheels in heels
Reply:i got them for both my children last year
aged 9 %26amp;6 years at the time
they only lasted a month or so
they both found them uninteresting and have collected dust ever since
Reply:I dont think they are that bad. I think that as long as they do have normal trainers and shoes for school, going places with parents etc then having the wheel version on sometimes is no big deal!
I think that skates can prove a good way of getting kids to exercise-get them up off the sofa and possibly into other sports like ice skating, skateboarding etc.
Reply:personally i think its a safety hazard as well, due to falling down on slick flooring, or running into someone else. alot of area stores are banding these kinds of shoes, they wont let the child nor the parent come in to the store with the shoes on. I agree with them. I don%26#039;t want my child wearing roller skates in the house let alone a store.
Reply:Those shoes with the wheely heels? I think they%26#039;re called Heelys but I%26#039;m not positive. I can%26#039;t stand them, kids use them in public places and bump into people. I was at a hockey game on Saturday and it was very full, and lo and behold, some kid was running around on them and smacked into an older lady. I%26#039;m fine with them using those shoes on their own but not in public like that, I%26#039;m tempted to trip the kids each time I see them...
Reply:been around in the states for years .be ok for the nurses to zip around the wards though.
Reply:what the ef r u talking about?
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