When choosing children's things, it is important to consider not only their appearance, but also their size. If everything is more or less clear with clothes, then buying shoes often causes difficulties for young parents.
Children's clothing sizes
Most manufacturers of children's clothing write the height and age of the child for whom these things are designed as sizes. In this case, average statistical data are taken as a basis, and the baby is meant to be of normal constitution.
The average height of a newborn is 50-54 cm, which corresponds to size 56. In 3 months, the child stretches 4-6 cm, and he already needs the 62nd clothing size. Closer to six months, children reach a height of 68 cm, therefore, by the sixth month of their life, it is necessary to choose the 68th size. The further scale is as follows: for 9 months there is 74th size, 12 months - 80th, 18 months - 86th.
By the age of two, the average child grows to size 92, by three, to size 98. For the age of 4 years, there are 104 clothing sizes, 5 years - 110th, 6 years - 116th, 7 years - 122nd. The algorithm for determining is very simple: about 6 cm of growth is added per year.
International clothing sizes for children in the first two years of life are also measured by height or age. Starting from 2 years old, the size scale is as follows: 2 years is indicated by the 2T size, 3 years - 3T, 4 years - 4T. For older children, letters are used: age 5 years and height 110 cm corresponds to size XXS, 6 years old and 116 cm - XS, 7 years old and 122 cm - S, 8 and 9 years old with a height of 128-134 cm - M, 10 years old and 140 cm tall - L.
If you can't decide which of the two sizes to choose, go for the larger item. It is better if the clothes are a little large than close-up or, even worse, small.
Sizes of children's shoes
The sizes of Russian footwear for children are determined by the length of the foot in millimeters. It is best to take measurements at the end of the day, as the legs may be swollen by this time. It happens that one foot is slightly different from the other. In this case, it is necessary to focus on a larger indicator.
The smallest 17th shoe size corresponds to a foot length of 10.5 cm, 18th - 11 cm, 19th - 11.5 cm, 19.5 equals 12 cm, 20th - 12.5 cm. Further, for each size is added 0.5 cm to the length of the foot.
The sizes of foreign shoes are calculated based on the length of the insole, and it is measured in stitches. One stich equals 2/3 of one centimeter. To determine what size you need, multiply the child's foot length by 3 and divide by 2. The resulting value will be the number of the appropriate size.
In most cases, size 17 shoes are suitable for a child aged 6-9 months, size 18 from 9 to 12 months, size 19 from a year to one and a half.
