My son is 3 1/2 and is very hard on shoes. If he doesn't outgrow a pair within 3 months, he breaks them just because he is so active. I have found that a lot of the really cheap shoes can break in less than a month, so I have started to try and buy him name brand shoes that are better quality, in hopes that they will last longer. This is his second pair of Avia shoes. The first ones are still fine after he has been wearing them for a few weeks, so I felt confident to buy him another pair. They are comfortable and look nice. When I was younger, I used to buy Avia shoes often for playing tennis and other sports. I have always been happy with the quality of their shoes and I can definitely recommend these to other parents for their children.