to think piercing of childrens ears should be banned

[lucyellensmum]

why why why would anyone want to do this to a three year old????? I went to a childrens party at the weekend, there was a lovely little girl there with the most awful blingy "diamond" earings pulling her ears down - ear piercing hurts, it is tantamount to child abuse IMO.

Off to get the popcorn....

o dear......

pass the popcorn this way dragon

my dd is 3 I would never get hers done I dont like the look ,she can get them done when she is older thats if she wants to

YANBU - it's gross and chavtastic

Lucyellensmum. I agree fwiw. This will turn into a mega row though, search for threads with this in title I was going to ave an earlee night an' all!

I agree

pass the popcorn, I have some coke

Trinity - no snorting please

god i HATE ear piercing on kids.

Dunno about 'child abuse' but it is certainly tacky and unnecessary

Anyone want a revel(must nibble first and give it back if it's an orange cream one though....)?

Like Nom I don't think child abuse but it is...common & chavvy

Own choice after age 16 for my lot!

what, no butter?

hmmm not keen on it myself, but I'm a total hypocrite as I badgered my mum in to total submission when I was 6(!) to have mine done, I must be pretty persuasive cos she let me (double !!) I had loads of icky infections all through my childhood in my earring holes... ewww!

oh and dances... how naughty are you nibbling the revels before passing them on?

for what it's worth i had mine done at 5 after hounding my mom for a year and i will be letting dd have them as soon as she asks and is able to understand that it will hurt and they need to be cleaned.

I think there is nothing wrong with getting it done but when babies have it done it dont look very nice.

Not child abuse, but deeply tacky in my extremely humble opinion. Also rather unfair as whatever happened to an individuals right to choose?

Can I have some popcorn please DragonFaerie?

So is it 'chavvy' when a Southern European, Asian or African child has their ears pierced?

I think it looks vile on adults and childen and I wonder whether they would pierce my 3 month old babies nose/lip. And if not why not?
what IS the difference?

Out of interest if I put a needle through my 3 years olds ear, would that be abuse or is it only not abuse if someone else does it IYKWIM?

I think it should be illegal until perhaps 10 or 11. Hate to see lovely little girls with earings in.

IMO, Mercy, yes. Chavvy not a word I'd use, but I still think it is just as inappropriate whatever the child's race/cultural heritage

I really cant stand it when little boys have it done

PT, you must have been as "persuasive" as I was (ie begging, pleading and generally whining until you get your own way) at 5/6!!