Each Friday, Kahlani, over at http://www.islandlife808.com/ hosts a wonderful meme called Aloha Friday. It's the end of the week, a chance to relax and get ready for the weekend. To celebrate Aloha Friday, you ask a question and answer other questions.My question for this week:
At what age do you believe it's ok for your child to have piercings?
I have two girls. One of them got her ears pierced at age 8 and the other daughter at age 11. I allowed additional ear piercings once they were teens.
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I think it depends on the child and the parents. My ears were pierced when I was in 4th grade, as I was old enough to properly care for them myself. I have teen sons, so this issue has never come up.
Yes, I agree it depends on the age! I was 9 I think when I had my ears pierced. My daughter is 19 months.. and my husband wants her little ears pierced but I'm like NO WAY lol she might pull them out.
I think when they get to an age where they can take part in the care. I do not agree with getting newborns ears pierced.
Body piercing never, ear pearcing when they truly want it and understand how to take care of their ears.
Boys- never- yuck!
Girls- 5? When they have some ability to take care of them, and I'm only referring to ears here.
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I'm not sure. We have not faced this issue yet. My girls are 5 and 3, and neither wants to get their ears pierced yet. When they start asking, we will consider it.
I had my ears pierced just before kindergarten. I have two little boys, so never really thought about what I would do. I think I would likley wait until my daughter at least showed an interest - like I did.
I always said I'd let my girls get their ears pierced around age 8. That's when I had mine pierced the first time and I think it's an age when they are old enough to understand that a) it will hurt and b)they can understand the need to take care of them properly and follow through with that care. It's been a non-issue though since my oldest has no desire to get her ears pierced and my youngest has only mentioned it a couple of times and her interest has waned pretty quickly.
My kids are way too young right now, 3 and 1. I think once my daughter hits 10, and she asks for it to be done, then I'd let her. As long as she can prove she'll take care of the piercings so they don't get infected. My son? A teenager. Anything other than ears, 16 or 17. After that I really don't have a say!
When they are out of the home. Piercing should been done when you are old enough to take care of yourself.
I guess it depends on the child and where the piercings are. I will let my daughter pierce her ears whenever she decides that she wants to. Other piercings, much later, maybe 16 or 18.
I had mine done in kindergarten and my daughter had hers done in kindergarten -- I think that is the perfect age.
I don't know. I had mine pierced twice when I was a baby. My mom was hip I guess.
I think it depends on what they want pierced, and their sex, a 9 year old girl with earings is cute, but a 9 year old boy with one would look silly!
First of all, I think you should not even consider piercing your kid's ears until they ask for it. Then, I think it depends on the kid and how responsible they are.
To each there own on this one. I don't think there is anything wrong with having your babies ears pierced. We have chosen to wait since that is what our Doctor recommends!
good question. i think the child should be old enough to know how to take care of the piercing and know what life looks like having a piercing. so, for me, i don't think infants should get any piercings.
my daughter received her first ear piercing as a present for graduating from 5th grade. i think that's a pretty good age.
Once upon a time I felt like 18 would be OK for a single ear piercing because the hole is there forever so a person should be old enough to be sure that they want that hole there forever.
Then my step-daughter's mother went behind our back and got her ears pierced when she was 8. So then my 4 1/2 year-old decided that she really really really really really wanted her ears pierced. She lobbied for this until her 6th birthday. I figured that if she wanted it so badly that she probably always would. And it isn't an extreme thing. So she had her ears pierced when she was 6. And it works out well for her. My youngest daughter, who is now 6, has NO interest in having her ears pierced.
So, I guess my short-version is that when the child really really really really wants their ears pierced (one piercing) badly enough then that is the age that it is OK.
Never on all other body piercings. :)
I pierced my daughter's ears at age 2. Other than that, I'd say when they turn 18, they can do whatever they want.
I think they should get to decide when they want (or if they want) to get their ears pierced. My mom made me wait till I was 12, but my sister, who turned five, got to get hers done at the same time as me! Oh, I fumed for months over that injustice! ;-)
I have a son so I am not sure what I am supposed to do about piercings. His father would say no way. I would say it depends on where the piercing's would go. I'm pretty sure I would say no to anything he asks for, but I would be a hypocrite since I have a tattoo and my ears are pierced. I had a second piercing on my left ear done in HS b/c that was "cool". I haven't had one in since and it has closed up. The tattoo was my next rebel move, obviously it will last a lifetime. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a wonderful weekend and take care.
-Kiki
I think it depends on the child. I don't have girls so I won't have to deal with this issue. But, I did have my ears pierced when I was in the 1st grade myself
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