VOTE what age you consider old enough for ear piercing?

[lexcat]

Sorry if this has been done to dead but most links talks about babies. I agree with most of them that it's cruel. Personally (I think) I feel if a child is older enough to understand it hurts and older enough to look after their own ear fine. I would say that was about 6-7 (depends on the child).
Just intrested in people's view as my mother and father don't like piercings at all so I grew up with a very strong view on piercings. But then started seeing 7-8 with ears pierced at dd school, then dd 7 asking for hers to be done made me really think about it. But their is still a small part of my the programming from childhood their going not till she's 16-18.

I was 6 when I had mine done. And then a second set of holes at 13. No regrets at all. I probably wouldn't be brave enough now to get any more!

I think once they go to high school it's probably ok, though I think I would like dd to wait till she is about 13.

I had my ears pierced when I was 11 and I think it was too young

Personally, I wouldn't agree till secondary school age. At least 11 but probably older (I had to wait till I was 14 and think that was a good age). I think piercings are quite an adult thing and don't like them on children. Plus I think there's a safety issue when children are still young enough for rough-and-tumble play.

That's for girls, by the way. I don't like piercings on boys at all, full stop. My DSs will have to wait till they've left home if they want one!

12-15

10 or 11 - the summer holidays before high school.

I agree-teenage for girls.
And boys - just no.

12

At least 11. At the earliest, the school hol between junior and sec school.

I hope to hold out till 13 at least though, with my dds.

Summer holidays between primary and secondary school... no earlier

I'd say about 21....

21

nah, only joking. 12 or 13 probably.

13+

7

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11-13 (would prefer the older age but at 11 they should know what they're doing)

11 (or transfer to secondary school) as an absolute minimum. Ideally 13. I had to wait until 14 which I wasn't happy about at the time, but in hindsight, what with the cleaning up the pus-y holes, catching them on your clothes etc, it was probably a good idea.

12

11

Agree with summer holidays before secondary school

I was 14

Then between the ages of 18 and 21 added another three to one ear and two to the other

I don't wear earrings at all now

Definitely not before secondary school.

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