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Those Colorful Clogs

Are Crocs Worth the Risk?

By Lisa A. Goldstein

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Blumberg's younger child, Alec, loved them so much because of the bright blue color and, more important, that the big kids were wearing them. Blumberg, however, thinks that the sizes are completely off – the shoes offer no support and don't stay on the foot very well. They seem extremely wide and don't really have anything to keep the foot in place, she says.

"Maybe because he was not walking with a proper step, trying to keep the Crocs on, squishing his toes, he kept falling," Blumberg says. "I knew it was the Crocs because when he was barefoot, he was walking fine. He didn't stop falling in them the whole summer. He got black eyes, almost a broken nose, so many scrapes and bruises that it's only by the grace of a high being (and luck) that he didn't get seriously hurt."

Finally, when Alec missed the bottom of the wooden stair by a hair, Blumberg hid the Crocs and took him to the store for a very solid pair of sneakers.

Of course, it's not just Crocs that are risky. Many imitation Croc-like shoes exist, and any pliable shoe likely also has a risk of melting. Long, untied laces are also dangerous.

The bottom line? "Use [Crocs] around the house, yard, pool and beach, which is what I presume they were intended for," Dr. Busch says. Why put your children at risk?

Other Risks

Crocs are also being banned in hospitals in England because it's feared they interfere with life-saving medical equipment. The soles on the shoes are thought to generate static electricity, which is strong enough to knock out respirators and machines in operating rooms. A hospital in Sweden reported malfunctions on respirators and other machines that they blamed on the shoe, which led to the movement to ban them in the U.K. Obviously, this potential risk probably doesn't apply to your child, but adds to the potential dangers of the shoe.


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