ear piercing

[MrIncredible]

At what age do you think is acceptable for a girl to have there ears pierced?
My 7year old is begging to have hers done.
do you think this is too young?
personally I don't , but my wife feels that if she thinks she's ready then she's ready!!!!

[bobjugs12]

I let my eldest have it done at 6. This way she was old enough to understand that it would hurt, and that she would have to keep them clean etc.

[4getmenot]

when she can go and get them done herself on her own. one of my pet hates is seeing babies/toddlers with their ears pierced

[Greedyfly]

Mine were done at 6 weeks old. I have since had quite a few more. I think she is old enough now, after all its only the lobes being pierced. Just don't go to anywhere like Claires - make sure you go to a proper piercing shop please! I hate seeing girls in those shops with the guns, so many go wrong.

[lardhelmet]

Hi Mr. Think my daughter was about 8 when I finally relented - peer pressure & all that I think

[rowanwitch]

I didn't have mine done until I was 18, some of my friends were done as babies, If she is sensible and you are strict on what earrings she has, its probably ok purely for safety reasons small studs or close fitting sleepers are probably best Torn earlobes are really difficult to repair. and usually result from something catching in a larger hoop type.

If she asks for a tattoo next you might have to put your foot down

[sara3]

do the school have any rules on this?

[karenmac60]

My daughter begged around that age too and I told her it was fine, but she had to realise it was really sore - not just getting them done, but for a few weeks afterwards. She decided to wait and got them done for her 11th birthday when she decided she was ready.

[sherrardk]

I got mine done about 7 (but only because I was playing my divorced parents off against each other). I wouldn't let my daughters have theirs done until they were about 11 or 12 (but they haven't started asking yet so I miight change my mind). Please remember that she will probably have to cover up the earring (or remove them completely) for PE at school so you might want to wait for the start of the summer holidays so they have got time to heal.

[Eve]

I wasn't allowed until I was 13 though my mum has never had hers pierced and never really wears any jewellery save her wedding ring saying that.

Even when I was at university I didn't dare tell her I'd had my nose pierced until after I'd had it done, same with my bellybutton some years later, she wasn't impressed!

I think she needs to realise the importance of keeping them clean and making sure they heal properly.

As said above, get them done somewhere properly, supervised and with decent quality earrings. Make sure she understands how to deal with them during sports etc...

I have to say, I'd probably wait until she was older and wait until something like a special birthday or get her to earn it by proving she is responsible etc...

[joggerjayne]

I haven't had mine done.

I might get them done when I'm 44.

[lardhelmet]

I just checked with my daughter & while she kept asking me to let her have them done when she was about 8, apparently I didn't let her have done till she was 11. I'm quite impressed with myself!

[wiggal]

I asked for mine to be done around 8, but mum said I had to wait till I was 10, so had them done for my tenth birthday.

:-)

[mollykins]

A girl, who must have been 12 had them done a couple of weeks before we went away to summer camp, and it went all infected and the first aider had to remove it, i'll never forget that scream.

[mollykins]

In the end, i think it closed up, then she decide to take the other one out, so it wasn't odd, and they've both closed up now.

[MrIncredible]

Thnks for all your replies, i think i will wait till she is a bit older.
Tschh asking me with her big brown puppy dog eye's......Daddeeeee pleeeeease!!!
i'm sure i can resist for a little while longer :-\

[annie0000]

I think for going to High School would be reasonable - the age where they are not so much running around the playground and likely to get pulled etc. I had mine done for my 12th birthday when I was starting high school and it felt part of the "growing-up" event.

[-TheMrs-]

When they are old enough to care for them on their own or with very little help, I think they are ready. This may be at 5 for a few, but in general 8 or 9 is probably best. It all really depends on your child.

[wolf63]

My mum wouldn't let me have them done until I was 16 - at which time she decided to do them for me with a darning needle and a cube of ice.

MrIncredible - remember the following:-

They McFluff you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you.
But they were wonderfully fluffed up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another's throats.
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can, And don't have any kids yourself.

Being a parent is hard work - which is why I only have two cats.



:-)

[wolf63]

http://www.poetryconn...ts/Philip_Larkin/1052

Who the macfluff censored the poem?