5 nearly 6 year old wants her ears pierced. Would you?

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My only daughter so this is all new to me. She’s mentioned she wants her ears pierced (she’s 6 soon). Would you let her or wait? I was about 7 I think!

A few of her friends in her class have but some will be 7 in the new year school. Dd is one of the youngest. I’m just worried she’ll fiddle with it all the time which totally puts me off as don’t want any infections.

Advice on this please? What’s a good age?

No. I persuaded my mum at 11 and that was about the lower limit to be reliably keeping the wound clean.

God no
13 at the earliest
They need to be old enough to care for them properly plus children need to be children, not mini teenagers!!!!!!!

It would be a no from me and as other people have said if you go ahead then don’t get them done with a gun

Saying that you might struggle to get a professional to do them at such a young age. I got this from the place I had mine redone at a few years ago

''Ask about the studio’s policies. Most responsible body piercers will not perform any piercings on anybody under the age of 13 (for lobes) or 16 (for other areas) as the body is still growing'

Yes I would, if she wants them. I would actually prefer for my daughter to get them at that age as I could be responsible for cleaning them and showing her how to take care of them - but mine is horrified by the thought of holes in her ears and shut down the idea when I floated it.

I allowed DD to get them done at 8. She had been asking since 5. The reason for 8, was that was the youngest that my piercing shop would do them. My piercer said that was the age when she felt they were old enough to understand the pain and also to understand cleanliness and not fiddling with them.

@tiredmum2468 how are two small studs in your ears causing you to not be a kid
I had them done, no issues I still miraculously carried on being a kid

@Saskiaair
I just don't think it's appropriate for young children
Each to their own
But unless it's a cultural tradition i don't like to see them on young children

Pain and cleaning aside, I just think it looks tacky in young children to be honest. I've said it before, I get blasted for saying a child can look tacky, but it's a reflection of the parent, not the child.

Had mine done at about 2 days old. In my culture its done pretty much at birth

@tiredmum2468 sorry that makes little sense. It's terrible unless you're from another culture, presumably not your own then it's ok

@kickergoes
Yes exactly what I meant!

I told dd she could have them done at the onset of the monarch which I anticipated would be about 13/14 like me. She had them done at 10; she wasn't like me in that respect.

My dd had them done at age7 no problems so far OP. She wears studs to school. I don't see the problem at all.

No! Needs to be a teenager before piercing is even being discussed.

Say OK, then pinch her ear with your nail tonshow her what it will feel like, and tell her it will be even sore than that. Bet that puts her off. That's what I did to ds when he decided he wanted his done after one of the boys in his class got it done. Put him right off the idea.

Although I would actually let her, but not Neil the summer holidays.

Absolutely not.
Age 12 here before they were done.
Old enough to take full responsibility for cleaning etc.
Also old enough to take them out before sports like hockey.

I really dislike earrings on small children.

@Iminaglasscaseofemotion

Say OK, then pinch her ear with your nail tonshow her what it will feel like, and tell her it will be even sore than that. Bet that puts her off. That's what I did to ds when he decided he wanted his done after one of the boys in his class got it done. Put him right off the idea.

And then when your child goes to school with a bruise on their earlobe you can explain to the social worker your reasoning 😂

Yes, nip your child as hard as you can in a sensitive spot. That'll learn her

(It doesn't hurt when it's done with a needle, literally a mild sting and done - DD didn't even notice that hers was finished, it was so smoothly done).

My daughter had hers done at the end of year 4. Took her to a recommended tattoo parlour.That was a great story for family

My dad would never let me have mine done. Never forgave him really, as I was always the odd one out at school. I had them done the day I left high school - I now have three on one ear and four in the other .

What I would say is go to a proper piercer - but most of the ones I have experience of will not do them until the child is at least 9 and able to ask for themselves and show that they understand how to clean and care for them. One had a blanket policy of no under-9s and wouldn’t be done on parental request.

Nope. 12th birthday for dd1 and I'm going to do the same for dds 2 and 3. They need to be mature enough to do the cleaning routine etc themselves.

No. It’s unnecessary on children and personally I don’t like it. When I was a similar age I wanted mine pierced, but mum made me wait until I was 13. I got it done then, and think it was much better. If I have kids I would do the same.

Both of mine got it done the summer before starting primary school. We never had any issues with keeping them clean.

No, my 6 year old whats to live in a castle with a balcony but of course we’re not moving house!!

She’s too young in my opinion.