We have a 5 year old in our house. We're all tired of tying shoes and he wasn't getting the usual way of tying and I personally hate the "bunny ear" method. Plus I have no idea how I taught my daughter to tie her shoes when she was 3... So I did a little research and ended up on YouTube watching some very good ways to tie. One had you use a permanent marker to mark the laces to show them where to pinch them together and to put a knot in the other lace so that they would know which lace to pull. I was just about to get out the markers when I ran across the following videos. It took me a couple of tries to get it, and the 5 year old had success on his second try and then got frustrated. So we are taking a break until it's time to get our shoes back on to go out. I hope you like this neat new way to tie shoes. :)
I would edit the very first part where it says to start in the usual way with X-ing the laces and going through the bottom of the X with one of the laces and pull tight. It's easier for kids if they go through the bottom of the X with one of the laces TWO TIMES and then pull tight. Then the shoe stays tight while they finish tying. Good luck.
UPDATE
They have removed the videos I had previously posted, so here's a website with the same method. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm
