Great shoes. New Balance is one of the few brands that offer XW in the larger kids sizes.  Both my boys have wide feet and high insteps so they absolutely need the XW. My older son who is 10 years old and Autistic wears a 5XW in  these. I only wished they offered the Velcro in the bigger boys sizes. They wear okay but my son is very tough on shoes because of how he walks. If we buy him cheap Payless shoe source shoes they last him like a week if that. If we buy him these, we get about 3 or 4 months out of them before they get in really rough shape and need to be replaced. These wore better than the SAUCONY ones we bought him once a while back. We used to get Stride Rite but selections in his size seem even more limited now. The best shoe we can find for him at this point. Still waiting to find a shoe that is truly &#34;William Tough&#34; though. That's my son. ha. Definitely a great option for those with XW feet though.