Kids' Nova 2 Waterproof Sneaker

My 9-year-old son said the shoes were pretty comfortable and he liked the look of them. Unfortunately, they began to fail after less than a month and became unwearable within 5 months. First, one of the eyelets holding the laces frayed and snapped. The rest of them on one side all gave way by 3 months. Now, 5 months later, the velcro strap is falling apart, the lace eyelets have all pretty much disintegrated, and the uppers are tearing. The soles surprisingly have held up pretty well, so not everything is bad. I have Merrel boots that have lasted years and years, but these shoes not so much. These will be the first shoes one of my kids has gone through before actually outgrowing them.