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Babies walk best in stiff leather shoes.
Not true , say researchers at Connecticut Children's Medical Center who spent months studying the way babies learn to walk. But b abies' ankles, it turns out, are perfectly stable from the beginning, making the traditional high-topped shoe unnecessary. The conclusion, said Sylvia Ounpuu, a movement specialist at the children's medical centre who directed the study, is that barefoot is best for babies. Based on the findings, the Stride Rite shoe company, which commissioned the study, has redesigned its line of infant footwear. Softness and flexibility are ideal, she said.