These are well-made
shoes, but they are heavy. They definitely run about a size smaller. I bought a pair for each of my
kids b/g
almost 6 years old. In my opinion, these
shoes are not made for
kids this young. They could not balance on them. A friend suggested that we try letting them wear only one shoe with wheels at a time so they could get used to them. It was a good idea, but cemented the fact that my
kids are too young for these
shoes with wheels. It probably doesn't help that my
kids have never roller skated. We wear these
shoes without the wheels. In addition, I think we originally thought that
Heelys came with wheels that could be pressed in and out. I knew that these were not that kind of shoe before I bought them, but I wish there was a way that could be true. But then, you would have to have a 1.5" platform to house the wheel. I think these are cool
shoes, but probably more for a kid who is at least 8 years old.