I have loved the Go Run line due to my PF, but it never occurred to me to get my 7yo son a pair. He is the king of flip flops, but when we went to NYC, I made him wear these. He hated them at first (in southern Florida, it's sandals or nothing), but gave them a try. By lunch time, he loved them, and ran all over. I don't know if these have the same mid-sole strike as the adult versions, but he said they made him feel like he could fly. :) They are keepers!