We want mainstream footwear manufacturers and retailers to carry warnings informing people of the proven danger of conventional tapered footwear design on a child's natural foot development. For too long, footwear brands have ignored the mounting evidence and growing army of medical professionals who agree that a tapered shoe can damage and weaken a child's foot as it develops. Until the age of 10, the bones in a child's foot are malleable, and can be easily misshapen by external forces like poor fitting shoes and in a matter of weeks a child's foot development can be compromised. A child should be wearing shoes which allow his/her feet to behave as close to barefoot as possible. This petition seeks to fight this national crisis by raising awareness and educating parents and children alike.