As stated before, conservative management techniques of flat feet have shown excellent results over the last two decades. Among these, sand walking and barefoot walking have also been successful measures.    The reason why children should practice barefoot walking is that without any shoe support, the muscles that maintain the arches of the foot have to contract. Since these muscles are weak in flat feet kids, barefoot walking will help in the strengthening of the muscles. However, since barefoot walking is not possible in every situation, cushioned shoes are extremely important for the proper management of flat feet in kids.