A podiatrist’s thoughts

The foot is a complex structure of 26 bones and 35 joints, held together and supported by numerous ligaments. Children begin to walk between 10 and 18 months of age. Most toddlers are flat-footed when they first start walking because of poor muscle tone and weak ligaments in their feet. This will improve as the…

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Cinderella, Dorothy and the World’s most famous slippers

Slippers are magical footwear. You only have to read classic children’s storybooks to see that! Once upon a time Cinderella was bare foot and dressed in rags until her fairy godmother transformed her with a fabulous pair of glass slippers. In the story The Nutcracker and the King – which the ballet The Nutcracker is…

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Into the Woods

Into the Woods is a gorgeous little studio selling handmade organic children’s clothes in Mansfield Victoria. I found it hard to find good quality, beautifully made play clothes sturdy enough for adventures in the garden and comfortable enough for adventures in imagination. And so Into the Woods was born. The range has a Steiner/Waldorf focus…

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