My daughter loves these shoes and so do I. She is growing quite slowly and since I bought her large and they have 2 pads she has been able to wear them for over a year! She wears shoes at all times of the year except summer when she wears slippers. They look great with jeans and I love that she can wear them with tight tights and dresses in the winter. She has never complained about the shoes hurting or rubbing her, although we do adhere to wearing socks with them I think you can rub them without them as she has really bony feet. I will probably buy these shoes again in a larger size because she loves them so much and silver goes with ALL. This was my first Pedipeds purchase for her (we do a lot of Stride Rites) and I have no complaints (other than the price mostly).