Child ear piercing.

[MrsPreston11]

7 and 5. It's out of the questions this year as DH is NOT on board.

Much to the chagrin of the older one, and therefore the younger one too......

What's the standard age now? Not many in either of mine's classes with them pierced.

What ages have worked for your kids? And where did you get them done?

@m0therofdragons
“You do realise it's okay to say "no" sometimes don't you?!”
Not having their ears pierced was one of a dozen differences between my dds and their peers in reception. I told my mum I’d let them have them pierced when they asked as it seemed a low cost buy in to fitting in, and she completely flipped 😂😂
They never mentioned it and had them done when they were 14.

I told my DTDs they could have their ears pierced as an early 5th b/day present - their b/day is at the end of August. They had a choice and they both wanted it done. We had it done at the beginning of the school holidays so their ears had almost two months to heal before school started. I didn't tell their 'D'F until after it was done and it was too late . He'd been the ex for over a year then and his opinion really didn't matter to me. My DDs were happy.

@Teateaandmoretea we can disagree there's nothing wrong with choosing to injure your dc for the sole reason of beauty but I'm not referring to the parents where a dc asked and they said "yep that's fine". I'm referring to a number of posters who talk about dc begging them so they caved. Just frustrates me that some parents genuinely don't seem to realise that your dc might beg but but no is okay sometimes.

But I'm sure they say no to other things dragon as parents we generally pick our battles and allow dc to make other choices. It's their body is the way I see it. 'Injuring your dc' whatever.