My 11 month old has just started walking. I thought walking barefoot would be best for him but a friend says that shoes help with grip and are better for learning to walk. Any views mummies?

Adding onto the views of the other mummies, I feel that shoes are only best meant to protect soles and not meant to assist in walking. Anyways, my son would be at home when he's learning to walk, so it seems quite redundant to put on shoes at home.