My DD is 4 years old and wants her ears pierced - so that she can wear earrings just like me. She has an older cousin with ears pierced as well and is envious. Her cousin told her it is very very painful, but my DD still says she wants her ears pierced, and wear earring like mummy. In my home country it is pretty much standard to get ears pierced around age 5, and girls who don't,.. they sort of look 'different'. But here in the UK I see a lot of girls who don't have their ears pierced, so not sure what is the norm here, if there is any, and whether having earrings will benefit my girl, or will it be more of a pain - because of not being able to wear them to school etc etc.
I like to wear earrings myself but somehow not all that keen to get my DD's ears pierced at an age when she doesn't fully understand the procedure. Then again if she'll want them pierced anyway, then doing this at a young age is better because children forget the pain so quickly.
Thank you all for your thoughts and wisdom!..
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ShipleyGlen · 05/07/2011 13:13
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