It's the things parents of NT kids take for granted

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I'm just wondering but for those of you who have this shoe problem, when you do find a shoe that your child can tolerate why don't you also buy it in the next 2 sizes. Then when he grows out of it, you have the exact same shoe one size bigger

Because I didn't think of it until a week ago. Sorry, can't foresee everything. But I will totally do this the next time. I even discussed it with our son tonight. It's a great idea.

A very good point!!

I think it's been because the shoe that fits is already ( at least ) two sizes larger than is "normal", and I am already so freaked by buying him one enormous pair... but I have learned to do something similar for myself; when I find something that I like, if I can afford to, I buy at least another two of them. It took me a while to work out, ( tragic trial and error, and regret), so... ... now I'm thinking, oh s**t; we should have got at least one next size up of his current ones because they are really great, and looking less silly ( boatlike), each month that passes!

Thanks for the idea!

It's a good idea. I'll look into it. It's a funny thing, how sometimes the simplest solutions remain invisible when you are so wrapped up in the moment. Thanks for pointing it out.

A few potential concerns:

a) Seasonal changes. Can't be sure which size my son will be in which season, and we do tend to choose slightly different styles when shopping in the spring v. the fall. For example, the shoes my son has been warying all winter are high top hicking shoes. I'm not sure he'll want that type in the summer. But maybe ... he does really like those shoes.

b) My son's opinion. Already he doesn't let me buy two of the same at the same time; he thinks it's a silly idea. Not sure how he'll respond to looking into the future. He overall isn't fond of doing that; he preferes to deal with the future when it gets there.

c) Kids don't grow "evenly" they tend to grow out for a while, then up for a while, then out, then up. I worry that the feet are doing the same sort of thing; not staying in perfect proportion as they grow.