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"  A three-year-old girl was severely injured at a New York City airport when one of her Crocs clogs became caught in an escalator. The entrapment tore the skin off her big toe, and the girl&amp;#039;s family has filed a $7 million lawsuit against Crocs shoes. This is not the first incident in which small children have been injured while wearing Crocs shoes on mall and airport escalators.  Kathleen Huddy, Director of Textiles, Paper &amp;amp;amp; Plastics at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, notes that parents need to be careful about selecting shoes for their children, &amp;quot;Crocs, sandal-like shoes, and flip-flops should be worn with caution and only when appropriate: at the pool, on the beach, and at the lake. They should not be worn when kids are going to be walking a lot or when the family is traveling.&amp;quot;  In general, shoes should support the arch of the foot, completely cover the toes, and have shoelaces or elastic to keep the shoe on, says Huddy. Crocs and flip-flops are very loose and can slip on and off.  &amp;quot;If you have a young child who tends to run rather than walk, sneakers may be best. When children are going from the pool or lake to another activity, as they do at camp, then I recommend they wear wet/dry mesh sneakers,&amp;quot; Huddy says. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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