My son had the pre-walker version of this sandal (soft soled), and we liked them. We lost 1 of his pre-walker sandals. Since he was very close to walking, I decided to replace that pre-walker pair with this pair (Brice). Unfortunately, the opening to the Brice sandal was too small to allow my son's foot to slide into the sandal. When we tried a size larger, his foot fit past the opening, but the length of the sandal was far too long. Both sizes had to be returned.<br /><br />We ended up with See Kai Run sandals, which accommodated my son's &#34;cankles.&#34;