Where to Go for Baby's First Shoes?

Hi K.,
I do love Target; however, I recommend that, for the first fitting, you go to Stride Rite or Nordstrom and have him fitted by someone who knows what they are doing. Shoes are such an important part of a child's development and are often overlooked; however they affect posture and ability, so....it's worth the extra bucks. Once you get a good feel for his size, you can start shopping Target, etc.
Hope that helps and congrats!
L.

The best shoes for beginning walkers are soft soled ones. Robeez and Pedipeds have the best ones, in my opinion. They're readily available everywhere, especially Robeez. I think you can even get them at Stride Rite, but also at Nordstrom and Babystyle, to name a couple of places.

He shouldn't be walking around a lot in regular sneakers or other stiff soled shoes until later - they're not good for his feet right now.

I've been buying my daughter's shoes at Target. The Circo sneakers are $10. The shoes at Stride Rite are around $40.

She didn't have any problems learning how to walk in the Target shoes - she was fine after 2-3 days.