Our toddler girl HATED these shoes. Too bad because they look adorable and seem to be very sturdy and well manufactured... The top leather is very soft and the velcro closings can easily be adjusted to even accommodate the chubbiest little toddler foot... Our toddler did not like them though. After only a few wears she completely refused to walk even a single step in them, throwing a tantrum all the way (this has never happened before or after again with any other brand name shoe...). She has very chubby, wide feet and every time she wore these shoes her feet showed slight scratch marks from the velcro parts and underneath the flower part - yes, despite the super soft leather. We tried on other StrideRites (always the extra wide fits) and had the same experiences each time - we therefore never again purchased StrideRites for her (they seem to be very uncomfortable for her and therefore not worth the high price).