ear piercing

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Would you let your 5 year old dd get their ears pierced. My gut feeling is that she is too young.

Hi, dd1 got hers pierced on her 6th birthday - her choice. She wears tiny pink studs and they look lovely. Obviously have to take out/tape for PE, but have had no problems.

Personally, no.

No. I said 16 and gave in to pressure at 13. % is far too young - they have (in my opinion) to be able to give informed consent.

No I don't think so. My gut feeling wold be the same as yours.
But then my 5 year old doesn't even seem to have noticed earrings yet.

5 is far too young, I meant to say.

At the moment I am getting. But ... had them done when she was 4. I have said no but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't being ott.

we said 13, but even then they will be a faff because of the amount of sport she does she will constantly be taking them out, taping won't be an option

My parents got mine done at 4 and I really wish they hadn't. My ears are fine without dangly things thankyou. Wait til 15 or 16 at least.

16 is a good age I think - IF they want

I personally wouldn't. (This coming from someone who is a little addicted to piercings)

I'd rather leave it till they are old enough to take care of piercings properly.

I just had my ears re-pierced as they had closed up and I would say definitely not! It hurt (although not as much as I expected) and it is a total faff to look after - no touching for the first 2 days, have to clean and turn three times a day, wear the studs constantly for about 2 months etc. I just don't see how you manage that with young children so I say no.

My DD is 5 and i wouldnt let her, only because of the fact at that age they twirl and fiddle with the earing and infection is higher risk. Plus sports as school means she'll have to wear tape over them for 6 weeks as they cant be taken out prior to that time.
Only thing is dont deny her for too long, my parents did and i've had 15 piercings since then! She'll go from one extreme to the other when she gets older! lol

"my parents did and i've had 15 piercings since then!"
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I don't agree. Think that is a common argument trotted out about 'let them do it as if you deny them they will go overboard later'

I wasn't allowed until I was 16. I have earrings but that is it.
DD will be allowed as a teenager minimum. But definately not at five.

And the 'oh but ...gets earrings/late nights/ alcohol etc etc have all been treated with huge disinterest since mine were tiny.
DS1 answered DD recently by telling her " do you still not know that what other kids get does not make any difference at all "

My dd had them done in the summer for her 11th birthday, also because she was moving up to High School.

I couldn't get the earring backs off the pair that she was given as they sort of screw on. She was in tears, I was in tears at hurting her, we did eventually get them off but it was a real really struggle.

Oh and if you do go for it, the start of the summer holidays is the perfect time, before school starts again.

I didn't get mine pierced till I left home (17) as my dad really didn't like the idea... I still have just the one ordinary pair of piercings, so I don't think it's compulsory to go overboard just because you've been denied something...

I certainly think it's better left till they're old enough to take responsibility for them themself - cleaning, turning, taking them in and out etc.

If you want her to have them pierced at 5 and you want to take responsibility for them, then that's up to you. If she wants them, I'd tell her to wait.

Just like buying a pet...

yes my dd 6 has small diamomd studs.
never had any probs

I would. Most of my dd1's friends have their ears pierced aged four/five years, and I'll let my dd1 get hers done next year when she is six, if she asks.

I was six when I had mine pierced, I've never regretted it. I don't know what the fuss is about.