These are really nice, high quality shoes.... But I hate them so much because they are way too easy for my 19 month old son to take off- drives me nuts. I am constantly putting them back on! The velcro is just on the side of the shoe, it does not stretch over the tongue so there's not much strength holding these onto their feet. They have come undone while he is running a few times and with an already clumsy 1 year old, I am not happy with that.