Why do children like to go barefoot outside?
112652
Probably for the same reason some adults like me like to. Being barefoot is relaxing and freeing and makes me feel alive and in touch with things around me. I think kids just naturally want to be barefoot and not confined by shoes.
786876
I have a shoes off rule in my house.  Nobody is allowed inside until their shoes are off.  When guests come over most will see me in my socks and all the shoes at the door and just automatically take off their shoes.  I have a lot of friends who visit frequently and they all know about the rule so they always remember to kick off their shoes on their way in.  For first time visitors I try to be outside when they arrive so that way I can invite them in and take off my shoes in front of them.  Usually people will ask "Do you want me to take off my shoes."  To which I reply that would be great we never wear shoes in the house.  I have actually had some people become shoes off homes themselves after visting me and seeing how clean it really keeps the house.  I love just walking around in my socks.
453134
Well it is to make the children feel equal and not have any qualms about their parents richness or poorness.  This makes the children feel that they are all in the same level playing field and also inculcates disipline.......
897199
Do they throw them away? \nThey need nnew ones with grip every now and then!\nYou dont keep shoes you dont want! \nAnd they are sent to charity not thrown away, I would think!
1138703
heya.. i'm from aussie and i think barefoot guys are extremly hot. i especially like it when their soles get blacker and blacker as they walk.. just makes me wet and .. thats just me tho :D
485095
They are shoes to keep the bottoms of your feet from being injured while walking on the sand & into the water.  If they come off, they float to the surface of the water, where they can be retrieved & the wearer can put them back on.
446381
I learned to stamp my shoes off outside before coming in.  I had a teacher in 4th grade that kept me inside from recess one day, because my shoes had been dirty so the floor under my desk was dirty.  She made me get down on my hands and knees and sweep up (with a little bittie broom) the dirt/sand that had fallen off my shoes.  \n\nI really DID NOT like that teacher after that...who keeps a 9 year old in from recess to sweep?  Why was I doing the janitor's job?  It's not like I intentionally caked my shoes with dirt, just to drop it in her class.  What a nasty old lady...anyway, that's what stuck with me
118246
Possibly.  Your feet are usually covered in socks and shoes while your hand is out there touching everything.
613029
Barefoot, it looks more natural\n\nJust go to the sandals section and slip some on for the store and then take 'em off when you go out
867975
When my children were young, I was told to keep them close to me early on and they'll be confident as they grow up. Sure enough it worked. My kids could go places and be comfortable with people while they grew up as they had been very close while learning to be independant.
550829
To learn how children act.\nTo safeguard children from possible danger.\nIt's fun.
518955
It is always good to leave the comfort of your own home and learn how life is in less fortunate places. We tend to take too much for granted in the developed world. An experience out of comfort will give you an appreciation for what you have and you will learn how much you have that you really don't need. Kids who can learn this early on will benefit from it immensely.
618796
I think you find it 'hot' because it is forbidden by most rules and therefore subversive. Unlike some of the answers on here, I don't think it is because you have a foot fetish, although if you do that is your business, I think that you are reponding to the rebellious nature of the act of rulebreaking.\n\nPersonally, if the streets weren't so filthy, I think bare feet would be more hygenic than shoes because you can wash your feet on a daily basis, indeed most people do, however, when was the last time you washed the soles of your shoes??  Think of all the stuff you carry around on the bottom of your shoes that gets taken into places.  We should all have to remove our shoes at the door and go barefoot.  It would be much cleaner that way!!\n\nOn a slightly more personal note, and if you hadn't already twigged, I don't really like wearing shoes and go barefoot whenever possible :o)
349959
because we have prettier feet? lol
142328
There are a lot of proponents of running barefoot either on grass or on the beach as a way of strengthening the foot. As far as putting stress on the knee joints, I don't think that running barefoot is any worse than running in shoes.
735015
yeah sometimes i wear sneakers without socks. i think i like socks better because your feet don't stink afterward
13344
To keep your shoes on.