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Shopping for sporty, active, athletic wear for girls

sizetracker — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:43:55 +0000

If you are looking for girls athletic clothing for the upcoming spring and summer months, check out some of these online stores. All of them are girl-friendly sports wear stores and brands that have a wide variety of active wear for any sport your little girl has in mind to try out.

Spring 2010 Children’s Shoe Preview – Wild Style

sizetracker — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:40:11 +0000

Last fall, Earnshaw's posted it's spring 2010 Spring Preview issue of Little Steps. At the time, it seemed way too early to share some of what's to come, but now that it's starting to feel like spring where I live, I thought I'd pull the issue back out. Here's a sampling of styles to help get you ready for spring.

Books of Note: Normal at Any Cost

sizetracker — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:17 +0000

Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest to Manipulate Height covers the gamut of issues and emotions surrounding height adjustment or control from parental hopes to drug company marketing techniques, medical ethics to self-esteem.

MADE-BY: working towards sustainably made kids clothes

sizetracker — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:19:57 +0000

I'm going to keep going with the button theme. Lately, I have been seeing blue buttons pop up everywhere I look. Turns out that they represent clothing and shoes made using people- and environment-friendly manufacturing processes. The blue buttons originated in 2006, when Dutch-founded sustainable fashion organization MADE-BY decided to create a symbol that consumers could use to easily tell if a fashion brand is making efforts to use organic cotton and work with sewing factories that have a social code of conduct. MADE-BY isn't a clothing company itself, but they work with clothing companies to improve production and then let the public know about it. Learn more about the companies they work with. © SizeTracker, LLC. All rights reserved. This post cannot be republished without express written permission.

Anatomy of a Child’s Shoe

sizetracker — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:52:59 +0000

Shoes, unlike clothing, can cause long-term problems for children if they do not fit properly. Shoes that are too short, too narrow or too big for a child’s feet can lead to discomfort, injury, and even serious foot and ankle problems. Understanding how shoes are constructed can help you make decisions about the styles that are most appropriate for your child.