Perfect running around shoes for my active toddler, fine with or without socks, and they fit her perfectly. I love that she can get them on and off without help and that the liner is nice and cozy/secure. She can be a little hard on shoes and she is extremely active. We have owned silver See Kai Run Mary Janes in three different sizes including these, and I adore how cute they are yet able to hold up extremely well. We've owned Chulis and Plae shoes plus regular old Stride Rites and Target shoes. The Chulis are great for her to get on and off and come in nice fairly gender neutral colors, but do not hold up well. I find myself retiring them before she grows out of them because the lining starts to come out at the heel. The Plae shoes are okay but the mesh on the pair we owned ripped fairly early for my tastes and jesus are they expensive. I also don't like that they are only available usually in extremely bright colors and large sizes, as the smaller sizes and more muted gray/silver colors sell out extremely quickly. Stride Rites are okay but the velcro sometimes becomes useless/less "sticky" after a few weeks of traveling around with my rough and tumble little princess, plus they seem to run very large for my daughter's feet. And I don't like having her wear either Stride Rites or Target shoes without socks because the linings seem to not be breathable and also to be a bit more rough than the linings in the See Kai Run shoes. I think the See Kai Runs are a little pricey for kids shoes (almost as expensive as my own shoes!!) but they hold up extremely well, are available as hand-me-downs to her little sister after she grows out of them (something I can't say for ANY of the other brands we've tried) and are very easy for her to get on and off. I also like the sparkles because they make the shoes a little special but aren't too insanely girly. She calls them her "sparkle shoes!" :) I'll definitely keep buying them in larger sizes for her over the years (and honestly kind of wish they came in my size!).