Customer Reviews New Balance Kids 455v2 (Little Kid/Big Kid)

Waldorf Parent here. Light and breathable not necessarily made of healthy material. My son LOVES these in Wide. I didnt like its looks but with time they now look really good. But how come Running shoes(or any shoes in fact) dont have ANY Arch support ?!

I would order a half size larger

Great looking kids shoe, just slightly narrow for this brand. Velcro strap could be longer; however, shoe is stylish.

Under armor kids shoes seem to run a bit narrow, or maybe they just need to make the Velcro strap larger/longer. But, my kids loves them. They’re easy on in the mornings.

As soon as I put them on my son's feet he said they were to tight. The length and width seemed to seemed to ok for him. However, the depth was not,the Velcro only went about half way over the top of his foot.

This is a good shoe. My 4 yr old son is a size 11 and they fit in length but they are very hard to get on his foot. He still has chunky toddler feet. The velcro strap doesn't reach across the top of his foot. It is enough to keep the shoe secure on his feet but it just feels tight at the width. But he says the shoe is comfortable and he is very happy wearing them, they look OK once they are on his foot. Maybe once they break in, they will be easier to get on his foot. That would be my only issue with the shoe!

I was disappointed in the quality. About 3 months of wear and the Velcro separated from the strap (see pic). We keep trying different ways to fix it to no avail (glues, sewing). Bummer bc other than running a bit narrow they are great.

Wore out quickly, not the best quality but son thought they were very comfortable

Fits narrow

My kid could not get his foot in the shoe. He has a wide foot and high instep. They are light and cute sneakers, but ...

The back of the shoe was too stiff for my daughter.

Comfortable but did not hold up. Lasted four months before they started falling apart.

These shoes seem to rub on my son's foot where his foot meets his leg. Even caused some marks.

Super cute, but tight in the heel.

My son said these were loose, with no shoe strings you can not tighten them. He also so they were uncomfortable.

These were a bit bigger than we expected. We loved the color but my daughter found them incredibly uncomfortable. There is a prominent ridge in the back of the mouth of the shoe which is really quite rigid and rubbed her achilles tendon. We had to return them.

Fit and size were great. My son loved them and they were easy for him to get on and off on his own but after 3 months of moderate wear the tongue ripped off of one shoe and is hanging by a thread on the other. I’m hoping we just got a lemon. His past New Balances have been great.

Shoes are supposed to be wide width but they are narrow and snug

Velcro over flap tore away from grip within a year of ware and frayed

My son's shoes (big kid size 1) are falling apart after only a month of wear. There are holes in the toes, on the side and up by the ankle. The velcro tab were the first to come apart. The same thing happened to my toddler's new balance shoes. I do not recommend New Balance for children.