August 30th, 2010 | 
Author: I work in a shoe shop, and im being trained to work on kids. Im finding it hard, not with the children, but some of the mothers are so nasty and blunt. Also the children curl up their toes so i cant fit their shoe on, and i end up having to really push their feet in – ive been told to do this but i dont want to hurt them. Im finding it really confusing working on a childrens section, with the width AND the size..
i think im better on adults so hopefully i will be working on this section more often, but i need to be trained for kids anyway..
Any advice??
Not sure why this is in sociology but anyway as a parent I would never want anyone other then myself fitting a shoe for my child. Especially young children under 10 years old. But that’s just me but still how do you even know the parent wants you to put the shoe on the child, I wouldn’t want you to. The task is hard enough for a parent never mind asking a stranger to work on a kid. I understand that it is a job but I wouldn’t want someone fitting me with a shoe and I am an adult. The whole thing, especially for a child, is just a little too personal and if the parent is there why wouldn’t the parent want to do this, kids shoes have to fit right and a parent usually knows their kids well enough to tell if it fits right. I would say a parent should put the the shoe on the child. The salesperson can do all the other work, help sizing the foot, selling the shoe, getting the various sizes etc….but fitting it onto the child can be left to a the parent, the salesperson could tie it, buckle it…I have actually never considered anything else, do parents really expect you to do that, try not doing it at first and letting the parent have the chance of doing it (only if it doesn’t get you fired of course) and see. But if your boss expects you to or if a customer expects you to then your just stuck and have to do your best, and in that case make sure the shoe for a child is plenty big enough.
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talk softly to the child, knealing down at their eye level. choose shoes that they like and if they are curling their toes it means they are unsure about what is happening so ask mom to pop the shoe on then you tie the laces/buckle up.
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Tell the kid that you are working for a prince and he is looking for cinders. If any of these shoes fit you properly he will turn you into a frog…….er something like that
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Not sure why this is in sociology but anyway as a parent I would never want anyone other then myself fitting a shoe for my child. Especially young children under 10 years old. But that’s just me but still how do you even know the parent wants you to put the shoe on the child, I wouldn’t want you to. The task is hard enough for a parent never mind asking a stranger to work on a kid. I understand that it is a job but I wouldn’t want someone fitting me with a shoe and I am an adult. The whole thing, especially for a child, is just a little too personal and if the parent is there why wouldn’t the parent want to do this, kids shoes have to fit right and a parent usually knows their kids well enough to tell if it fits right. I would say a parent should put the the shoe on the child. The salesperson can do all the other work, help sizing the foot, selling the shoe, getting the various sizes etc….but fitting it onto the child can be left to a the parent, the salesperson could tie it, buckle it…I have actually never considered anything else, do parents really expect you to do that, try not doing it at first and letting the parent have the chance of doing it (only if it doesn’t get you fired of course) and see. But if your boss expects you to or if a customer expects you to then your just stuck and have to do your best, and in that case make sure the shoe for a child is plenty big enough.
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if you are asking from me a friendly suggestion than what i suggest that you should try to concentrate your job and try love your profession, which you are not doing like you are now in undeciding position to leave or work. even if you work in adult shops than there are always some time childern shoes available and in that condition what will you do, so take some time to stay in the same shop and little bit love to mixup with childern, it looks to me you are unmarried.
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