April 29, 2010
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Ear Piercings at 6 Years Old
My youngest child is 6-years-old and she said tonight she wanted to get her ears pierced.
(The above girl is not my daughter).
My wife said that our daughter is ready because she said was old enough to say she wanted to get them pierced. I asked my daughter, “You realize it is going to hurt so bad that it will make you cry?” She said, “Yes.” But she still wanted to get the piercings.
What age is a girl ready to get her ears pierced?
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That Picture is Hideous and I couldnt even read the article from that thing…….i cant even comment
I got mine pierced when I was a baby.
i got mine when i turned 5. it hurt soooo much.
That’s a girl?!
Aaand to answer the question, I didn’t get mine done til middle school or so
I got my ears pierced when I was six months old. Then I got them pierced for a second time when I was thirteen.
My house rule is that for anything permanent or nearly so like piercings or tats they have to want it for a full year.
i got my ears pierced when i was a baby. but when i chose to get my 2nd hole i was 16, and my cartilage i was 18. i think its easier to have them done when you are a baby, but i guess if not then whenever the individual wants is fine.
I think I got mine done at 9. She should go for an eyebrow ring.
I think mine were pierced when I was a baby. Anyway, I say if you don’t have them pierced as a baby, maybe wait until she’s about 5 or 6.
I got mine done when I was a baby… I don’t remember the pain! I don’t think its a big deal… It’s probably a cultural thing.
I remember in my elementary school days other girls would ask me things like…
“Your mom let you get your ears pierced?”
“I had them since I was a baby”
*gasp*
mine were pierced when I was little.
I know a lot of people that do it when they are babies.
It didn’t hurt that bad…you don’t want to scare her about it, or when the time comes it’s going to really bother her.
I got mine done really young, but honestly, it’s just ear piercing. It’s not an eyebrow piercing or something – ears a completely socially accepted.
Who knows? I got mine done as a baby… so no recollection of pain. I’ve always wanted more, but between pain and metal allergies, it’s not a good choice.
I think it is ok for the same reason your wife does. And she might not even cry. It doesn’t hurt too bad with that little machine they have nowadays.
Are you sure the girl in the pic isn’t your daughter?
As most hispanic females do, I got mine pierced when I was only a couple months old.
I’d say whenever they’re old enough to take a bullet through the leg and still drive themselves to the hospital.
I think doing it when they’re a baby is best. So they always have it and dont have to go through the nervousness of getting it when you’re older.
Kind of like circumsizing a boy. except a lot less painful.
honestly, i was 8 when i got mine pierced. i can’t even remember the pain. so therefore it wasn’t that significant. it’s just a little pinch, really!
I was 4, I don’t remember getting them done, I don’t remember it hurting either… when I was 12 I got a second piercing… and that I do remember but it didn’t hurt… I know kids that get it done and it doesn’t hurt them that bad and other that it does… I don’t have any girls so I don’t know what I would do if I did… I have a cousin who has girls, with her first daughter she waited with and I don’t believe that she ever did get it done, but w/ the second one they got it done at 6 months… I think it depends on your daughter, you should know her well enough to know weather or not she could handle it or not… my personal opinion on the matter is, you are the parent, use your best judgement… (you meaning anyone who is in this situation not YOU you…)
It’s one of my earliest memories… but it was done with a needle( an actual needle ) and I remember crying but you get over it. If it’s done neatly with a gun it shouldn’t hurt much.
i got mine done when i was a few months old.
(Shrugs) I got mine at 5.
a lot of moms these days get them pierced as babies. the gun doesn’t hurt as bad. if she wants them done, let her get them done.
I was 7 when I got mine done. I had my daughter’s done when she was about 3 months old. I did that because they heal better the younger you are when you have them done.
Whenever. I have 9 piercings in my ears. First one was at 10 months.
Our tradition was that we could choose to get them pierced when we turned 10.
I chose to get mine pierced, and they got really badly infected, so I took them out and haven’t tried again since then.
I think 8 is a good age.
My wife got her ears pierced when she was a baby. She’s grateful for it and wants to do the same with our daughters, when we have them.
i had my ears pierced only a couple weeks after i was born. i think that as long as the person who is performing the piercing is well trained and knows how to do it properly, then any age is old enough.
When they’re old enough to ask. I got mine done at 6 and it was the coolest thing ever at the time. Used to pierce – super fun doing kid’s first ear piercings!! (And NOT with a gun, because you know, I cared about safety and sterility…off topic, though) As long as it’s her decision and not anyone else’s, I say go for it!
i got mine pierced when i was 8 because that’s when i asked for it. i think it depends on the child… if they are responsible (they will have to keep the piercings clean, etc) and they understand what the experience will be… maybe wait a week or two from the time she first says she wants the piercings, and then get them done.
I like your wife’s philosophy on the situation. I got mine around 8ish, I’ll never forget the day either. Barely felt it, don’t scare your daughter! It’s not bad at all!
I got mine done at 10. I think it’s fine. Lobe piercings are pretty easy to take care of. And it doesn’t hurt that bad – I got mine done at Claire’s and they just used a piercing gun.
I think it shouldn’t be done until they are teenagers myself. And I would never get piercings. Also that picture is gross.
i got mine in 4th grade and wished that my parents had done it for me earlier because it hurt = [
I wasn’t allowed to get my ears pierced until I was 15, but I don’t remember it hurting. The cartilage that I got done when I turned 17 hurt a little, but not my earlobes.
I think that if your daughter really wants them and you don’t object, there is no age limit on when she can get them. However, if you object, set the rule on the age.
I don’t think it’s a big deal. I had mine pierced when I was 4. Just keep little girls’ earrings really small. They don’t need huge hoops or anything, lol. And boys should never get their ears pierced.
I got mine pierced when i was six. They did them one ear at a time. None of that simultaneously piercing each ear with two guns business. It hurt SO bad, but my little sister was going after me so i forced myself not to cry and to let them pierce the other ear without a complaint.
I got mine at 7, and my niece got them pierced when she was a few…well… a bit more than a few months old. All of my nieces actually. Heh.
I got mine at two months. I don’t remember it at all. I got second piercings when I was 18- the gun they use now doesn’t hurt. It feels like a quick pinch and then it’s over. I had my daughter’s done at 4 months. Yes, it is a cultural thing.
My daughter was 2 when she had hers done she was 10 when she had a second piecing it all depends on wither they are willing to take care of them or Mom and Dad is willing to take care of the newly pierced ears because it is a commitment.
I got mine when I was 6 or 7. I think it’s a good age, if they want it.
I wasn’t allowed to get mine pierced until I was 16. I don’t know why but I didn’t start wanting them until Jr. High but I think as long as a child acknowledges the pain and is willing to grin and bear it then go for it
My mother told me I couldn’t get mine pierced till I was 16, however that was not the case. After much begging I got them done when I turned 12 and at 16 I pierced my cartilage.
whenever they’re old enough to ask for it, methinks.
I agree with your wife. It’s her body, and if she is old enough to want to do that, you should let her make that choice. Just be sure to take her to a tattoo/piercing studio (you can check their inspection records online), and not the mall or something.
I got mine done when I was four and I don’t recall it hurting. I also got them pierced a second time when I was 18 with absolutely no pain.
i got mine when i was a baby.
every girl wants them. it’s something really girly to have!
I waited until my daughter asked daily for 6 months to a year before I let her. She was a bit over 4. I explained in detail how they are pierced, what the care rituals are, how it will feel, what ‘could’ happen if they got infected or if she has a metal sensativity, and after I was sure she understood every bit of that my husband and I let her get it done. With youngins they usually have two people pierce at once so they don’t have to work up the courage for the second after the pain of the first. My daughter handled it very well, only cried for about 45 seconds and healed well. She hasn’t messed with them or lost any earrings. Worst case scenerio, they get infected and have to be taken out and allowed to heal closed again. They can be repierced in the future just to the side of the previous scar tissue.
I just think it’s important that children make an informed decision (info provided by a parent or person who will be doing the piercings) and choose for themselves.
That being said, I didn’t get mine pierced until I was 17…. and found out I have a sensativity to metals.
lol i’m glad that’s not your daughter.
and i’d say 6 years old is okay. I didn’t get mine till about 3rd grade, but I know babies who have their ears pierced. I think that’s kinda wrong, because obviously the baby didn’t have any say in it, but if the child wants it i think it’s okay.
My mother got my ears pierced when I was 2 or 3.
My mom had me wait till I was twelve. It wasn’t because she didn’t want me to get them pierced but she, and I, believe that it’s good to have something to look forward too. I was so excited on my 12th birthday to go get my ears pierced. I think it’s nice to wait for somethings because then you aren’t all grown up at 10 and looking for other things. *shrug* That’s just my opinion. Oh yeah, and she also did it because she wanted us to be old enough to take care of our ears. It was our responsibility to make sure they were cleaned and didn’t get infected.
I got mine at 6. If she thinks she’s ready for them, then she probably is. Your first eat piercing is not that big a deal.
Sure. Our daughter’s ears were pierced when she was a few months old. Just a cultural thing for us.
I don’t really have time to read the other comments so I don’t know if this has been brought up yet or not…
I don’t think the big thing will be the pain when they get pierced…
Does she understand what she is going to have to do to take care of
them while they heal? And will she be will to clean them and deal with
them if they get infected? I remember when I got my ears pierced
for the first time and they would get infected and my parents would
have to hold me down on the bed with me screaming so that they could
clean them. I think the earrings they start you out with have special
backs that are really hard to get off and my parents would always want
to take them out to clean the earrings and my ears if they got
infected. It would hurt so bad when they would try to get them off
(probably most of it was caused by me struggling to get away though…)
I think as long as she is able to handle the responsibility then she is old enough.
6-9 months.
Then they grow up and don’t remember it at all.
For me it was 18, but when I turned 18 and started researching it I decided that I would have to go to a professional piercer (no cheap, infectious guns pointed at my ears, please) and I didn’t want to spend the time researching it and pay a bunch of money just to have a couple pieces of jewelry in my ears.
I think 18 is way old though. Probably 12 or 13 is good. Any younger and there’s a chance that as they grow the piercings mess up or they decide that they don’t really want it.
@tsh44 - That’s a good idea. I’d been toying with the idea of getting my ears pierced for a while, but after a little research I decided against it, at least for now.
That’s the age Little One got her ears pierced at. I gave her the same warning you gave your daughter. She said okay. I made her do all the talking to the lady who pierced her ears: she had to tell her that she was there for an ear piercing; she picked out which earrings; she did it all…and she didn’t shed a single tear! I was so proud!!
First time i got mine pierced was as a baby
I got mine when I was 7. I begged my mom for months, and then I ended up being allergic to the metal earrings they used to pierce them. I didn’t cry but make sure that if you say yes, you get hypoallergenic earrings.
Also, my daughter was 3 months old when I pierced her ears. I think it’s really a judgment call and how the parent’s feel about it.
daughter? ha ha it seems your grand mother:)
According to my grandma, at birth. I think the reasoning behind it is pretty much the same as why boys have their brit milah at 8 days old rather than 8 years old.
It’s just ear piercings. Let her do it. It’s not like she’s asking for a belly button piercing. Btw, I was 6 months old and I haven’t let them grow over since then.
I think I was about six months old. I agree with your wife. If she’s old enough to know she wants it, then she should be okay. (:
I was allowed at 12 (cause that’s when my mom got it) but I didn’t get it till last December (I’m 16 now..)
I wish I had done it earlier, but I’m not a huge fan of piercings/tattoos and whatnot. I just have one in each ear.
My sister got her done when she was six or she could have been seven
A lot of girls get it pretty young. When are girls ready? Well that’s
subjective isnt it? Maybe limited to some extent. But just cause other
girls got it pretty young, doesnt justify jumping the band wagon, does
it? How about this: At what age do girls think, no pain no gain?
Or…
Okay, maybe it’s more like, at this point, this is what she’s so
willing to do… the era begins! The era of material goods, beauty over
brains, beauty over pain, no matter what!
@MangoWOW - Me too.
I’ve had my earrings as long as I can remember, but I got sick of them and took them off when I was 12. Not a big deal piercing baby girl’s ears when they’re only a few months old in Latino familes, but I guess it’s a big deal to do them before your teenage years in White families I guess.
I was 2…I think I can almost remember the day. I was so excited, but man did it hurt (and cause me so much grief later on–I never wear earrings now–too annoying)
Wow, Dan, that brings back memories!!! I’m a Dad, too. I think I held out til my daughter was 10 or so.
it wouldn’t hurt that much if you get them done properly. probably like an ant bite.
I was a baby. I didn’t remember the pain, although! A few years ago I got my cartilage pierced and it got infected, and it looked like i had cauliflower ear, it was nasty. I think a baby, they’re not going to remember it anyhow.
I got mine pierced when I was a baby. I don’t think there’s a so called “age limit” for getting ears pierced. The question to ask is “Will my daughter clean them for the next six weeks?” An infected ear is gross and can lead to bigger problems.
i am nowhere near being a dad, but i think that’d just lead her to the path of vanity.
This is just coming from my experience of growing up seeing girls who focused way too much on their looks, instead of their personality or intelligence.
aren’t there some cultures that give piercings to babies??
well, I got mine at seven, and didn’t think they hurt that much. it only hurts if the hole gets infected. I had a second hole pierced and stretched last november that got infected, but after a few salt soaks it was fine. besides, the piercing happens so fast you hardly have time to do more than a wince. stretching a hole definitely hurts more, I’m sure you won’t have to worry about that for awhile though!
Ear piercings are for sailors.
I was twelve when I got my first holes, and I remember it vividly, but it didn’t hurt. I got my second set of holes and my cartilage done at eighteen, and my third set of holes this past February (I’m 21 now) and those were the most painful of the lot. And even then, it wasn’t really sore, but it stung a little.
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When they are old enough to know what ear piercing means and make the decision they want it done.
When they’re mature enough to be able to take care of it themselves. The lobes have you be washed everyday to keep from getting infected and the earrings have to be regularly twisted to keep it from healing stuck to the earring (which hurts in the beginning). If your daughter can do those things, then she’s probably ready.
Alot of people get their kids ears pierced when they are babies. When they are babies, it doesn’t hurt really and they don’t mess with them as much as the older kids.
I allowed my girls to choose for themselves. My eldest was 5, the youngest 10. Neither had problems
Personally, my daughter won’t be allowed to get hers done until she’s probably 12. Maybe older. Definitely not until she’s old enough to have them done by a trained, licensed professional. And certainly not in a mall, boutique, or department store. I used to work at a store that did piercings & I knew people who would pierce ears with no training at all. It’s not a good idea. And when you go to a professional, they use a needle, not a “gun.” Guns cause impaction and other issues.
Well, ear piercings aren’t like tattoos; they’re much more generally accepted. I was I think 9 when I got my first ear piercings. But there are infants with their ears pierced, so it’s not so abnormal for her to want them.
I say let her; worse that happens is she doesn’t like them and she lets them heal.
I got mine with 6, right before I started school. I wanted to be sure to be seen as a girl. lol
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I got my firsts done when I was three… so I don’t remember if that hurt or not. My seconds did not, and my cartilage did not either. My thirds hurt a bit, though.
When I think about it, getting the third hole in my ear with a gun hurt worse than my tongue piercing (which was with a needle, of course). That makes me think that it wasn’t really the piercing, but the piercer.
Heck, I got all of my piercings before high school. xD
I was 3 and I don’t even remember that.. But when I was 6 I lost my earrings and the holes got closed and then I got scared to get my ears pierced again.. But it was done with some sort of ‘piercing’ gun and I remember that it didn’t hurt and it was done so quickly..
OK, that picture freaks me out! As for what age is appropriate, that’s up to the parents and the child. I’ve seen newborns with pierced ears. I say let her do it. It’s a learning experience and yes, it can hurt bad….
She can get it done whenever she wants, as long as she understands that it’s gonna hurt. That’s my belief, at least.
Also, I’ve had my ears pierced a total of 8 times and it honestly wasn’t painful. Just little pinches.
I got mine at 7 so I think she’s ready , and btw , it doesn’t hurt a lot ^^’
I got mine when I was seven.
I got mine when I was six years old . But , to be honest I only got them done at that age because other girls at school had them done . So , I wanted to be like them . But , now I don’t even have them pireced . I let them over grow . In my option I don’t know what age you should get them done . But , if she want’s to get them done then , let her get it done . It’s probably just other people has them at school .
i like how you found the need to specify the picture was not your daughter xD
Hmm… i got mine pierced at 3 when my mum convinced me to ask my dad for it. My 1 year old niece just got them pierced & didn’t even cry. I think it’s a personal preference but as long as the parents are willing to take care of them why not?
@wtf_turmoill - i don’t know, my thirds hurt, too, even though my cartilage didn’t. I chalked that up to doing it with a safety pin in school lol but i hear the same response from a lot of different ppl. Maybe all third holes hurt.hmm
A lot of parents get their daughters ears pierced as infants.
My grandmother took me to get mine pierced on my 5th Birthday!
It was the most exciting thing for me. The only reason I cried was because the gun scared me.
After that I was fine.. My parents taught me to clean my ears and turn the studs everyday.
You’re daughter is old enough.. just explain to her before hand what will happen so she knows what to expect.
How many kids do you have?
I suppose I was a late bloomer in regards to ear piercing. I was 13. I think it’s rather sad when I see an infant or toddler with pierced ears. I believe that everyone has a right to choose what they wish to do with their own body. But babies can’t verbally communicate the desire for piercings. When the child is old enough to understand the procedure and the possibility of pain being involved, then if they wish to go through with it, then fine.
My wife and I have the attitude that when our girls were old enough to ask for them, understand the consequences and assist in the care of the piercings they could have them pierced. Both girls were in Kindergarten so 5-6 years old.
I was about 40 when I got mine done. I made my daughter wait until middle school. She was old enough then to take care of all infection prevention.
I got mine pierced before kindergarten of my own free will. You make it sound so dramatic. Yes it does hurt but for little girls they usually do both ears at the same time so it hurts less. I don’t even remember it hurting. I think if she asks she is ready.
piercings are a strange human concept.
would a robot, then, dangle bits of flesh off its ears? as a sign of its robust rebellion, hmm?
My first set was when I was 12, second set probably around 14? If she can decide at 6 and deal with the fact it will hurt, then let her.
I think my niece was 4 or 5 when she got her ears pierced. My niece’s cousin had hers done when she was 1. Earrings look so cute on little girls. I’d stick with studs for a while, though
I think 6 is an appropriate age for earlobes, as long as she is able to keep the new piercings clean. Not for cartilage, though.
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Are you sure that is a girl Dan?
I took my daughter when she was 7, they did both ears at once because they were afraid she’d freak out and not let them do the other one. She didn’t cry at all.
I personally don’t like pierced ears on babies, I think they look so much cuter all natural. I know who had her 3yo son’s ear pierced, made me shudder. I understand if it is a cultural thing, and in that case, by all means honor your tradition.
Babies DO feel pain, they do not have the same kind of memories about it. Babies are generally easier to soothe than an older child, so people perceive the child as having less pain. Every person has a different pain threshold and while some may hardly flinch from a piercing, others will remember it as super painful for a long time.
My daughter asked to have her ears pierced the spring before 1st grade. The first time she asked I replied I would think about it. If she had not asked again, that would have been it. We took her to watch others getting their ears pierced, showed her the earrings, pointy end and all, taught her about cleaning and ear care and possible pain. Almost 2 months later she still wanted them so we told her she could choose for her birthday to have ear piercing be her gift. That is what she chose. We pierced with gold earrings. She has never had an infection. She wears strictly gold earrings and the rare occasional “sensitive ear” style as she does not tolerate other earrings well. We did expect that however since both myself and her grandmother have the same issue. Six and a half years later she has NO DESIRE to get any additional piercings in the future, at this time, which is an added bonus in my opinion.
I got mine done when I was 6. I don’t remember if it hurt, but I recently got my second hole, and it didn’t hurt at all. But I really think it depends on your daughter’s pain tolerence.
I wasn’t allowed to get my ears pierced until I was 12.
I was probably 6.
I got mine pierced when I was 6 months, I think my sister got hers done then as well and she was 2.5 years. I don’t remember getting it done at all but when I tell people they do act shocked. I was 11 years old when I got my second hole done, 16 when I got my third hole done (I haven’t worn earrings in them for years now) and 17 when I got my belly button pierced. None of it hurt.
I got mine when I was a few months old also.
As long as she’s not asking for tattoos, your baby girl should be fine.
I think in most Latin cultures, it’s done as a baby.
I was far too squirmy and impatient so I didn’t get mine pierced until I was about 3 or 4, maybe a little older.
I’ve never really thought about when I’ll let my daughter get her ears pierced. I know alot of people do it while they are babies….but I am too scared to do that. I don’t want the back to fall off. My 9 month old daughter would def eat it! My 3 year old asked me before if she could have hers done….I said no. 3 is too young, IMO. When she is old enough to take care of them (clean it) then I will let her get it done.
i got them as a baby, but they closed up. then i asked to get them re-pierced at about 9 years old i think, and believe me i was the only one in my class who didnt have them done at that point…. it doesnt hurt so bad, the most important thing is that she cleans it so it doesnt get infected.
I got mine pierced when i was a baby.
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but then i also think that its a cultural thing, because when i was younger i thought everyone got them done as a baby, but then as i started to get older i heard people saying that they would never allow their child to do it, or that they would have to wait until they were 16, 18 etc. Odd to me but *shrug*
I was four.
@just4bees - Actually, I was thinking about that whole “no desire to get another piercing” in the future thing. Because there wasn’t such a big deal made out of ear piercing when I was younger so I never really wanted THAT much more. It just wasn’t a big deal to me (until I was maybe 16 you know I wanted what my friends had) I have gotten three more, (two of which are on my ears) but that was much later. Anyways my point is, I think it’s generally good not to make a big deal out of it when the child is younger, because they will be much less likely to make a big deal out of it as well.
I got mine when I was 2 and don’t remember it. My mom tells me that I cried after the first one and wouldn’t let them touch the second, then when I saw myself in the mirror I said “pretty” and stopped crying and let them do the second. Yes, I was a prissy child. So I think if she’s old enough to want them and old enough to know what “it hurts” means, then she’ll be ok.
I got mine at 6! To tell you the truth, it might’ve hurt before, but I don’t even remember it now. Children tend to forget pain like that quickly.
And I guess it’s also a good way to think about how your daughter will feel when she’s in middle school/high school without pierced ears (prom without flashy earrings?? Oh no…) I feel that she’ll probably want it sooner or later…
mm I guess when she wants them is a good time.
I got mine pierced in 3rd grade, but then they closed up (I got them re-done last May.. I’m 20 haha)
my little sister got them pierced for her 9th birthday (she’s 10 now)
and my other little sister (turning 8 in october) doesn’t want earrings to be anywhere NEAR her hahaha
it depends on the kid! but I definitely think it’s an important decision for a kid to make, one that shows them how to make decisions and how it can affect them.
I think at any age is okay! some get them pierced when they are just babies…. My niece did! I got mine when I was 13 years old. I think its cool!
@starving__art1st - Hmm, my mom has her thirds pierced and they didn’t hurt worse than her cartilage or other ones.
And, the only ear piercing I have that has never gotten infected / been inflamed is the one I did with a pin xD
I remember I got mine pierced on my 5th birthday. My oldest daughter is 6 and we got hers pierced when she was about 5 months old. The pediatricians office actually did it and it wasn’t a painful experience at all. We also have a 3 month old daughter and plan on getting hers done in the next couple of months. Our reasoning is that at this age it is a lot less painful for them and they really don’t remember it. Also they aren’t so likely to pluck at their ears at this age. If they are older they will pluck and aggravate the piercing. And if they get older and decide they don’t want them then they can just remove them.
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It’s actually best to get them pierced as a baby. I got mine when I was six months.
It’s not like they can’t be taken out if she doesn’t want them, and what girl doesn’t anyway?!?
Mine were pierced at like 2 or 3. I don’t see how an ear piercing is such a big deal.
I got mine done when I was a baby but they got infected so my grandma took them out. I got them pierced again later on in life (probably around nine) and I honestly don’t think it hurt one bit.
I’m a body piercer.
it will not hurt her so much that it would make her cry. some people pierce their children’s ears at 6 months. i agree with the mommy, if she wants them done, she’s old enough.
Mine were pierced when I was just a baby.
A lot of ppl pierce their baby’s ears done. There is risk of getting infection and during sports/rough play the earring could get torn out or lost. I wanted my ears pierced at that age too, but my parents made me wait until I was 13. You have to ask yourself if your daughter is old enough to handle the responsible of keeping it clean and being able to deal w/pain if there is a possible infection. But seriously there isn’t any harm. If you are asking yourself if ear piercing is too “mature” for a girl her age, it’s your call. Things like this and wearing makeup, etc, are signs of a girl coming of age.
I got mine pierced before I could even remember. I think I was two or three. My neice isn’t even a year old and her ears are pierced now.
As long as it’s not when they’re babies. Maybe when they’re ready to take care of their jewelery and clean their ears when they’re first pierced.
I got mine done when I was a baby.
Totally shocked.
My English sucks, still I’m really interested to give an explanation.
I guess children do not have the ability to differentiate his/her own subtle feelings toward piercing ears and the desire to have a toy. Actually, they just want something to make themselves happy and I bet your daughter is definitely not ready to pierce her ears!
Can’t remember the exact age but I believe I was either around that age or slightly younger when I got mine done. I do not believe in piercing a babies ears though. I would say around 4 or 5 years old.
I had that ladies picture as my profile pict once. lol Bet she is fun to hang around.
@AngstGurl - Or worse, as is what happened to me, they put too small of an erring in my ear and it got stuck in the hole. My parents almost had to take me to the hospital to get it removed! O.O
Honestly think your comment was done to scare your daughter out of wanting them pierced. The pain if done by a professional isn’t any more than a bee sting.
Biggest thing is to explain all the care required and how you can’t just change earrings whenever in the beginning. Are numerous sites with in detail care instructions.
If she still wants them then ………….
Got my first ones when I was 5. Second hole, I was in 8th grade. The third on left ear, I did myself with lots of ice, a sterile needle, and alcohol. Did have the cartlidge done once but couldn’t keep it from getting infected so let it grow up.
We got our daughter’s ears pierced when she was 8 months old. Slept right through it.
She now is 13 and LOVES having her ears pierced. (tons of earrings)
If she was to decided would like hers done a second time, we would give it a month and see. With teenagers they change their minds so often.
Here are some tips on how to care for your newly pierced ears.
First of all, make sure your ears are pierced at a reputable piercing stand. Most jewelry and teen accessory stores will pierce ears, often for free (with the purchase of earrings). Never allow a friend to pierce your ears; it can be unsanitary even with the best intentions. Also, home piercings don’t allow for proper “stud” earrings to be put in your ears. Always get a professional piercing job with hypoallergenic studs.
Once you have your new piercings, buy some hydrogen peroxide (if you don’t have some already). You’ll need to clean your ears once or twice daily (when you get them pierced, you should receive instructions; they vary depending on where you get them done). Put some peroxide on a cotton ball and gently swab around the piercings on the back and front of your ear. Move the earrings side to side, gently, so you can get as close to the actual piercing as possible. This may hurt at first, when the piercing is brand new. However, it will prevent germs from getting in this new opening before it heals, and will go a long way towards preventing infection.
A few times a day (many people find themselves doing this all the time), turn your earrings so the piercing doesn’t heal around them. If you don’t turn your earrings, the skin will grow back in around the earrings and you won’t be able to get them out. Make a point of doing this at least twice a day. If you do it more often (playing with your new piercing), that’s fine. Turning them more is better than turning them less.
Be sure to leave your studs in for at least six weeks (recommendations will vary). If your piercing is having trouble healing – bleeding, crusting (make sure this is clear scabbing fluid and not pus), still painful, etc. – leave your studs in longer and continue to clean the piercings frequently. If your ears are healing well, you can remove the earrings after six weeks. However, continue wearing earrings most days, and stick with studs. Make sure the studs are hypoallergenic if your skin is at all sensitive. Wait a few more weeks, at least, before wearing any dangling earrings or non-hypoallergenic ones (until the piercing is healed even better).
Be aware that once you remove your studs, if you don’t wear earrings for awhile, the holes can still close up. The piercings are not entirely healed when you remove the studs. Depending on how often you wear earrings, they can take months or even years to completely heal. (If you rarely wear earrings, then every time you choose to do so you’ll be punching through partially-healed openings, are creating the piercing again. Then you start the healing process all over.)
My sister got hers pierced on her 6th birthday.
I was seven, maybe eight. And I remember the pain a bit, but it wasn’t bad. I didn’t cry or anything.
i got mine when i was 13! damn. that pretty late compared to most people here!
and i had to beg my mum!
It’s a girl thing. I think deep down we’re all slightly masochistic. LOL
But seriously, I wouldn’t worry about it. Girls like jewelry and that’s why they like piercings so much. I say let her get them now, so you don’t get a rebel child later! Trust me, my aunt and uncle are getting all their trouble now!
I dunno, 18? Also why why do people get the ears of they’re infant babys peirced at a young age and they’ll cut the head of yer dick off (circumscriptions) and yet they have laws that prohibit getting peirced ANYWHERE ELSE, I mean I do not give a rip myself b/c peircings are feggy but OOOHHH they hyopcricy! *shaeks fist*
I got mine done at six. Went up to my mom one day and said I wanted them. She called my dad and he said it was okay, so we went the next day I think. It’s just one piercing in each ear, it’s not a big deal, in my opinion. And it doesn’t hurt that bad. I barely even winced when I got it done at six years old.
Now, I’ve had several more piercings since then (second earlobe, cartilage, nose, navel, and lip that I’ve since retired), but you won’t have to worry about all that for quite a while. She should be content for a while. My parents let me get the second earlobe piercings when I was 14, and everything else, they made me wait til I was 18 and could get it done myself.
Anyway… yeah, first earlobe piercing, not a big deal. But your the parent, it’s up to you.
I got mine done by my pediatrician when i was 1. I think a normal ear piercing is acceptable at any age. I won’t pierce my daughters ears when she’s one. But when she tells me she wants her ears pierced i’ll let her get them done.
I got mine pierced when I was 3. I told my mom I wanted to have it done. She was hesitant, but took me to get it done. It probably won’t hurt really at all. It’s just like a little pinch. I actually remember it. And I haven’t regretted it at all. In fact, I’m glad I got my ears pierced and went on to get a second piercing in each ear when I was 18. I don’t know if I agree with piercing babies’ ears because I think that everyone should have the right to choose for themselves. I’ll agree with your wife. If she’s old enough to say she wants it done, let her.
I got my first piercings around that age… I’m not traumatized or upset that I made that decision. In fact, I’ve gotten more piercings since then.
I think if they’re old enough to decide for themselves and understand the pain that comes with it, it shouldn’t be an issue.
I think she is old enough because she could ask and accept the pain. I got mine done when I was 12. Didn’t hurt much in my opinion. I got seven piercings now in my ear!
A big issue that Im not sure anybody commented on yet is: who will be taking care of the ears after they are pierced? They will need to be twisted and sterilized several times a day, every day, for at least the first 6 months. After that they will still need to be cleaned and taken care of to insure that there are no infections. Are you or your wife willing to do that for your daughter every day? Do you think a 6 year old is responsible enough to do it without being frequently reminded or having it done for her?
That being said, Im not against it being done somewhat younger… as long as the child has free will (wants the piercings). For my own children, I wont let them get their ears pierced until they can care for them themselves. My mother forbid me from getting them until 8th grade but my grandma managed to get her to relent and I got them done for the first time in sixth grade. I got my second set of piercings about a year ago… its a pain getting them pierced because if you neglect them at all they WILL get infected. After those first 6 months they almost never get infected, unless you take/leave the earrings out for awhile (a few days) and then put them back in… pain and sometimes minor to moderate infection!
And if the ears arent taken care of properly… extreme cases of infection can lead to permanent damage to the ears/ piercing site and possible need for removal of earlobe etc.
i got mine when i was 12 but then they got infected so i didnt get them redone till i was 15. be sure she cleans them everyday
I first got my ears pierced when I was four, my grandparents got them done for me. It’s really not a big deal anymore.. I got them pierced a second time (doubles) when I was 12 and my cartilidge (sp?) pierced when I was 11. It doesn’t hurt as bad as you think it does, so you shouldn’t make it seem like it’s like her getting a bullet shot through her ear.
i got mine pierced wen i was a baby also.
who cares? i got mine pierced when i was a baby…like normal parents do…so the kid wont remember.
i got mine hen i was a baby, i think any age is accetable for earings.
That’s a horrible thing to tell her…that its going to hurt and make her cry because of the pain! I had mine done at 5 and I didn’t cry at all because it didn’t hurt. If there is someone there to tell a kid that something’s going to turn out a certain way, they expect it to…the only reason why most kids cry when it happens is that they were either told it was going to happen or they watched some other kid cry when they got it done. It only pinches minimally and it honestly isn’t as bad as getting a shot from the doctor. I hope she’s not allergic to nickel or something…the surgical steel and sterling silver earrings are harder to find in fun colors and designs and tend to cost a bit more. Good luck to her!
I would say to wait because at that age you’re not matching earring’s with outfits and they are hard to manage. When I was around that age I got my ears pierced and they got infected twice, my mom helped me get them in and one ear was more difficult then the other…IT’s just a painful process, I would wait until she was at least a pre-teen. I did and have been wearing earrings ever since. When I have a child I will definitly save her the pain I had by having her wait a little longer.
Honestly I think that piercing your baby’s ears is gross, it’s the same things as mom’s having their four year old daughters all made up to look older for pagents, gross. I mean I know that the baby forgets the pain but come on! Earring’s on baby’s? There’s no point, what?, you’re going to match her earring’s to her diaper. My baby will be normal and not get her ear’s pierced…if she did everytime I would look at her I’d think of a bald motercycle guy.
got mine when i was a babyy
I got mine pierced for the first time when I was a few months old. And I’m relieved to know that’s not your daughter Dan.
I think now, She probably will scream and cry but yeah, she’ll get over it. And probably won’t even remember it.
I think she’s old enough if she understands that for the first few weeks, she will have to take good care of the piercing to keep it from getting infected. Does she remember to brush her teeth and wash her face every day? If not, she won’t remember to clean the piercing either. (Or, she should at least be willing to allow her mother to clean the piercing every day until it has healed.)
I wanted mine done at age 7, and I think my parents would have let me, but when I found out they used a “gun” to do it, I imagined that meant I would have to stand against the wall while someone shot an earring at me and tried to get it to land in precisely the right spot on my ear. I didn’t want anyone shooting anything at me, so I put off the idea until I was about 13. By then, I didn’t care who shot what at me, as long as I had my earrings! (and I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that the “gun” was something completely different than what I had imagined.)
i got mine when i was 4.
then at 18, i got my double ear lobe piercing and it didn’t hurt that much. honestly, it was better than a shot from the doctors
are you serious i got my ears peirced when i was 2 and my child will get it done too/
why would you tell her that “it is going to hurt so bad it will make her cry”? It doesn’t hurt that badly and that is just going to scare her. I got mine done when I was 8 and it really wasn’t a big deal. They didn’t get infected, my mom made sure I cleaned them and i wasn’t allowed to wear earrings other than little studs until I was a little older anwyays.
my mom took me to get my ears pierced when I was 15 days old, so yeahh
A lot of people pierce their daughters’ ears when they are months old. It is kind of like getting chicken pox. The earlier you get it, the less painful (because when they’re toddlers, it’s all tension and stuff. At least as a kid, you don’t know what’s going on.)
My sister got hers aged 8, like, just under a year ago. She had been saying she wanted them for ages, but every time we walk past a shop that does them, she changes her mind.
It is good you told her that it would hurt. Some parents make the mistake of saying “oh it’s nothing”, and then the child gets one done, and it kills (because they expected no pain), so they don’t want the other ear done. Your daughter will know what to expect, and the fact that she said yes to you, that’ll make her go ahead with it, even if she feels scared closer to the time.
The place my sister did it was clever. They have two ladies either side to pierce each ear at the same time. That way, the pain is all at once and the kid can’t change her mind half-way through it. hahaha. xD
She might not cry, though. My sister didn’t!
had mines pierced when i was a infant
@dietcocainewithlime - I thought the same! But we learnt in school (medical) that apparently, the kid feels less pain if you tell them exactly how it will feel. Some doctors will say “you won’t feel ANYTHING”, and then when the kid gets the injection, for example, not only do they feel the pain itself, but also the shock, I guess you’d say, of actually feeling anything when they expected nothing. But if a doctor says “you will feel a prick but it will go away”, or whatever, then the kid knows exactly what to expect.
But you’re right, it doesn’t hurt that bad. Hey, she is going to be extra happy when she realises she’s not actually crying.
@OhItWontBeForever - yeah you’re right, better for her to expect it than not. I feel like that was probably an attempt at deterring her more than a warning. Hopefully at the time she’ll be told she’ll feel a pinch.
i got mine at 11/12, and i haven’t stopped since then.
i didn’t get mine younger because i wasn’t really into appearance-type stuff as a kid, i lived in the library…
it’s only an earlobe piercing, i think it’ll be just fine.
I was 7 & I got mine done for my golden birthday. My 5-year-old cousin came with & had hers done, too. I think that’s a fine age, particularly if she expressed her wish to get them done.
I would not venture to set an age, for every child is different in personality and character. If I had an extremely vain daughter, I would be more hesitant to allow her to have her ears pierced, wear jewelry, and paint her nails. If, however, my daughter gave little thought to her own appearance, but did express the desire to have earrings, I would probably give in, whether she was 4 or 6 or 8.
Never mind that however, where DID you find such an atrocious image? =D
@dietcocainewithlime - That’s true. I think he probably was.
@iamthebella - Me, too! I got mine done when I was about 4 months old. Though, my parents always told me that if I didn’t like them I could take them out.
I say that if you’re uncomfortable with it, then don’t let her do it yet. It’s not really an age thing. I think that’s one of those things that varies from home to home.
I got mine pierced when I was 4 or 5 years old. A kid knows when they’re ready for something like that. Although, I’d wait a few more years before she gets tattoos.
Don’t really know when a girl is “ready” to get her ears pierced. I guess it just depends on when the parents want to have their daughter’s ears pierced. I had mine done when I was 6 mos. old… at my dad’s friend’s house with a needle apparently.
actually my parents never asked me if i wanted to get them obviously only the bottom piercings …they just took me and got it done…i was bout 1 or 2. the longer you wait…the more the kids learn about pain.
i have 3 other piercings on my ear besides the 2 normal ones that every girl has, and for those 3, i in fact did have to ask my parents for permission…
It soooo does not even hurt that much. I’m all for people getting them done when they are young. My parents made me wait until I was 16 to get my first piercings, (because they thought looked trashy or something stupid,) and so you know what happened when I turned 18? I got four more piercings. I’ve now got four in each ear, and considering more. I don’t see anything wrong with it! Why are parents so particular about this??
I got mine done when I was 5 as a birthday present. I had been asking for it for a while, I liked how it looked, and I remember having those sticker earrings before I got the actual piercing. HOWEVER do make sure you go to someone who knows what they’re doing, apparently my mother did not, even though I remember walking into a jewelry store with glass cases and everything. They’re supposed to mark your ear with a marker or something before they do it to make sure the holes won’t look crooked on your head, and the dude who did mine didn’t do that and I found out like years later when I went to get my second hole and the woman was like, “Oh, did you know your first piercing is crooked?” and no I hadn’t noticed because I usually wear dangly earrings, not posts so it wasn’t really noticeable. So she did the best she could to make the second piercing not look crooked. (plus the holes themselves are crooked, they slant downward, but I always knew that.) But I don’t remember crying when I got them, I remember my mom telling me it was going to hurt, and it did but it was more of a sharp pinch. I also remember telling her it wasn’t that bad. I think it’s different for everyone.
What’s the big deal? It’s barely permanent and at worst she’ll suffer for a couple days with ear pain. But is she mature enough to take care of the cleaning / are you willing to force it upon her?
My parents pierced my ears when I was like 1-2, I turned out great!….. by the way I only have one piercing {lip ring}, I had others in the past but I took them all out, one is enough for me
The pic is scary.
They do them with a little gun for free. I got them when I was baby and girls were always jealous. It’s just little ear lobes…it’ll make her feel pretty and if she doesn’t like them, they can always come out. And it doesn’t hurt that much as long as they don”t get infected. Have fun!
I got mine done for my fifth birthday. It didn’t hurt at all, actually(it was done with a gun).
I got mine for my 7th birthday and I didn’t cry. She can deal with it.
I got mine when I was a few months old. Ear peircings are acceptable for anybody, basically, so I say let her do it.
Unless you really don’t think she could handle the pain. When I got my second holes done it wasnt that bad, and I remember getting them. I also wasn’t six, so I had a better pain tolerance.
It really depends on how they react to pain, and if you, as the mother, are willing to take care of them to make sure they don’t get infected.
my daughter got her’s done at 3 months and didn’t cry
i got mine done when i was 12 and i didn’t think it hurt
same with my sister and my best friend and her niece
It honestly doesn’t hurt as bad as people make it sound. My cartelidge piercing hurt less than my second lobe piercing for some odd reason ( I was 13 when I got the cartelidge piercing). I got my first piercing when I was 1. A lot of moms want their little baby girls have to have the adorable little baby earings -_-. So to me, any age is fine as long as you know it won’t seriously hurt your child. The key is to not letting her wear cheap plastic earings. That’s what makes them infected quicker, especially if they’re young.
I got my ears pierced for my 5th birthday. I cried, but it was so worth it in my 5-year-old opinion. When I turned 6 I had an injury which caused me to let one hole close and heal. I had to wait a full year to get it re-pierced, and I still did it again at 7. My sister got hers at 6, let them close because she plays a lot of sports, and just got them re-pierced for fashion reasons at the age of 15. So my point is really that ear piercing is not a big deal. If its something she really wants, she will get over the pain. And if its something she doesn’t want in a year or two or five, its not a big deal to let them close up and then get them re-pierced down the road if she wants them again. I’d just let her do it.
I got mine done when I was 11, just before I went to High school. I remember it, and it didn’t really hurt. I’ve wanted my second hole pierced for along time, but my mum wont let me, so this summer I’ll be getting it done without her permission (you have to be 16, & I’m an old looking 15.) However I doubt you’ll have this problem with your 6 year old
So I agree with @tsh44, I think waiting a year is good ~
Age? My family pierces ears when we’re babies, like 1 years old, then it’s done, and you don’t remember the pain lol When you feel they are ready to wear earrings other than studs is another question. But I’ve always had my ears pierced.
If you go to Piercing Pagoda usually they will have 2 people there on Saturdays and they will pierce the ears at the same time and it is more loud that hurts with the ear piercing gun.
When I grew up the rule of our house was 12 years old to pierce your ears. I made my daughter wait until she was 10 and then I grilled her about keeping her ears clean and her earrings maintained.
She only wears earrings now once or twice a week if even that.
Just because a child wants something it doesn’t necessarily mean they are ready for it or should have it. If they don’t take care of their piercings they can get infected and cause a real hassle plus health risk.
You decide as parent what you want to deal with.
i got mine in 4th grade, so when i was about 8 or 9. you should wait for a birthday or a special occasion to make sure she really wants that as her “present”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHqD29tuYjk
I got mine when I was seven.
I got mine done in the fourth grade, so about 11 years old I think?
It didn’t hurt, and since then I’ve gotten more on my ears; resulting in 9 earrring altogether.
Any age is fine in my opinion. If she wants to get her ears pierced, let her. The pain wont last more that a day at most anyways.
I did let Trev get his peirced but he’s many years older than your daughter.
At least a piercing is not as perminant as a tatoo.
i got mine pierced when i was 6…
I was 15 before my mom let me get my ears pierced. If she really wants them and is able to take care of the cleaning and everything herself then why not.
I think my parents did mine when i was 4, but they said one on each side and no more…and till today…i still only have 1 X)
As someone who has several superfluous holes in her head, may I recommend going to a trained body piercer instead of one of those mall kiosks? Piercing guns are more damaging to the tissue than a piercer’s needle, and captive bead rings are easier to keep clean (and sleep on!) than the studs used in the guns. It’s going to hurt either way, so you may as well go with the option that will heal quickly and cleanly.
I think 6 years old is old enough to have them done.
i got my done when i was a baby.
but, the older you are when you first get them pierced the more it will hurt because of the cartilage.
anyways, i think your daughter is definately old enough to get them.
I wanted to wear earrings just like my Mom did and my wish was granted.
I was like 5 or 6 when we got my ears pierced.Cannot remember the pain or anything.
I got one more stud in my right ear when I was 17 or so
I had mine pierced when I was six weeks old.
Some people get their child’s ears pierced when they’re still babies. It’s not a growing up thing.
I got mine pierced when I was baby… but my daughter didn’t get hers pierced till about 6-years of age.
If you’re talking about her first ear piercings I think you can done them when she’s a baby…
I was one or two months when I had mine… the question is if she wants another one apart of the normal ones.. if she wants a nose piercing or something..xD (I done the second one at 16.. and the other two piercings -in the ears- at 18.. but that’s another case..xD)
i’m pretty sure i was 5 when i got my ears pierced. i sat in my mom’s lap when they did it and i was so proud of myself because i didn’t cry even though it hurt.
whenever she is old enough to say that she wants them pierced.
When she wants it.
I wasn’t allowed to get mine pierced until I was 16. That being said I don’t think anyone should be allowed to get anything pierced until they are old enough to keep them clean while they heal. For me, getting them pierced didn’t hurt too bad but keeping them clean while they healed sucked. If you don’t turn them and keep them clean enough the puss the oozes out (sorry, tmi) and gunks up around the earrings then turning and cleaning them hurts like crazy! Also, if I remember right you can’t go swimming after you get your ears pierced, due to the chlorine, until they heal so summertime might not be the best time of year.
All things considered I think a girl should be at least 10 before she gets her ears pierced. imo.
i got mine when i was a few months old. Earrings really maaake a girl look pretty(:
i love them and booys diig ‘em<3
i got my ears pierced at five…. i did have an infection though…so my parents had to take me to get them repierced later on. it’s not that bad, 6 is an ok age…it’s not 2/3 or 4.
I had mine pierced when I was a baby (cultural thing) and then they closed and I got them re pierced when I was a teen.
I don’t get what the big deal is. It’s just an ear piercing, really standard and it doesn’t hurt that bad, it’s just a pinch.
I have to agree with mangowow , I too am hispanic and got mines pierced at a couple months old, as long as she doesn’t want a 3rd piercing.
I got mine done when I was like 18 months….and my baby cousin got hers done about the same time.
My other aunt is like your wife…when theyre old enough to say they want it done, they can do so.
I dont see the big deal about ear piercings……….its your ear.
I was 12 but lots of girls get their ears pierced when they are still babies.
Got them done as a baby. Are ear-piercings really that big a deal? It’s not like they aren’t socially acceptable…
I got my ears pierced when I was 3 months old at the doctor’s office. There really are no rules for these things. They’re ears! They heal! Who cares!
At any age really. It’s no big deal. Just the ears. Cute and simple. I got mine when I was a few months old and I got my daughter’s done when she was a few months old. Yes, it’s so cruel to hurt your children, but at least it looks pretty afterwards!
I got mine done for my 6th Birthday:)
I cried. lol but it didn’t honestly hurt, it was the gun’s “pop” noise that scared me the most.I don’t think that getting your ears peirced is that big of a deal.
i got mine peirced when i was 2 months old then again for the second hole when i was 12
I don’t know. I had mine pierced when I was 4 or 5.
i was a baby and my mom was tired of people asking her whether i was a boy or a girl.
That picture is just…wow. But anyways, I got my ears pierced when I was about 4. I suppose as long as the girl is old enough to verbally communicate whether she wants it or not, then sure.
I got ear piercings when I was baby, by my doctor.
Ear lobe piercings aren’t a big deal for Hispanics, maybe? Although my mother would complain from morning ’till night if I ever got a nose piercing, or any other piercing other than ear piercings.
My ears are not pierced nor will they probably ever be. I’m 21 and have never cared to get them pierced. I thought about it when I was about 10 and all my friends were getting theirs done, but decided I didn’t really care for it. So…yeah.
I got mine done at 14. It was the first time I’d ever asked for it. But personally, I think the appropriate age is when they’re old enough to take care of the piercings themselves. The pain of getting them done doesn’t concern me as much as having an infection. Besides, a lot of my friends who had them done when they were very young had them close up, so they had to get them re-done.
I don’t think it’s that big of a deal at six years old. Many people I know, including myself, got their ears pierced as babies.
My ears were pierced when I was two. Granted, even in babyhood I’ve always had a moderate tolerance for pain, but I think when I have kids of my own I won’t pierce them until they ask for it, assuming they’re still at an age where they wouldn’t be able to just go out and get it done for themselves.
when i was in second grade a girl in my class got her ears pierced and naturally i wanted mine pierced too. but dad sad i was way too young to have my ears pierced. so we comprimised on being 10 years old before i could get them pierced. so on my tenth birthday i got my ears pierced. and my little sister was forced to wait until she was 10 also.
yea i got my ears pierced when i was six months and my sisters also go theirs when they were babies. and i got my second piercings when i was 15 .. im 18 now but thats as much as i will ever do .
I got mine when I was 8, but I knew a lot of people back then who had their infants’ ears pierced. From personal experience, I’d say 8 is a good age. It hurt a lot, but I was old enough to want them, I understood there would be pain involved, and I understood I needed to take care of them so that they didn’t close up or get infected.
Also, how many people on here got their ears pierced at Claire’s? Going to Claire’s was sort of a rite of passage for my class.
Mine was done when I was a baby so I don’t remember if it hurt or not. My sisters got theirs done around the 1 year old mark. It’s not totally unheard of.
I got mine pierced as a baby.
it really doesn’t hurt. i was 5 the first time.
most of my family got theirs when they were babies.
I got mine when I was a baby. Not a big deal.
I got my first earrings when I was 13 or 14 with my mom’s blessing. She took me to a jeweler who had the earrings sharpened and ready to go. He put ice cubes on my earlobes for a few moments and then put a cork behind my ear and pushed the earring in real quick. And I actually let him do the other one too!
My second piercing came at 16 or so at a Claires-type store with a written permission slip from my mother. They used the earring gun and did both of them at the same time. Those hurt a lot more than the first ones done by the jeweler with the ice and corks.
The third ones I had done at a tattoo place and it hurt worse than I ever recalled either of the first two piercings (combined.) But they’re supposed to heal better and faster than having it done with the gun. I’ll get back with you on that one…
me and my sister both got ours on our 1st birthday. we have no memory of getting them done – no memory with out them.
If she really wants them – even after your emphasized how much it would hurt i would take her to get them done because girls getting ears pierced is not at all a big deal TO ME.
it isnt something that will scar them for life – like a tatto and its socially ‘acceptable’ everywhere. plus cute ear rings (even little slopes) – i think – are adorable on little girls
personally i would get my childs done when there around 1 year old, if there older and dont want it they can just take it out and the hole will close.. but really its whether you and your wife think a 6yr old having her ears pierced is ok – its your child not anyone else’s.
for the record I do NOT have any kids..
Firstly, I got my ears pierced when I was 3 years old.
Second, ear piercing does not hurt very badly. It is very quick and just a little pinch. Your daughter will be absolutely fine.You should let her get her ears pierced. Most girls in her elementary school probably have/are getting their ears pierced. There is nothing wrong with it. Ear piercings are socially accepted everywhere. It is not a nose ring or anything grotesque.
Most girls get their ears pierced when they are a baby.
I agree with your wife, I’m not taking my daughter to get her ears pierced until she wants them herself. The idea of taking an infant or anyone who doesn’t really understand the need to get their ears pierced seems cruel to me.
I was about six.
I don’t think ear piercings are a big deal.
I was 4.
I had mine pierced when I was 6 months old. I liked that it happened that way because I don’t remember the pain.
I got mine as a baby. I know alot of people say that it’s wrong or something because babies can’t say they dont want it… but I never regreted it. I mean, at least I don’t remember the pain. (but I wouldn’t get a baby boy’s ears pierced though. I’d allow it if they were in their teens, but I wouldn’t decide it for them).
oh, come on… I wanted mine done at 5 or 6 and it was traumatic for me only because the dumbass woman piercing my ears with the little gun got it stuck (now it heals up and scars if I don’t wear earrings often enough), but the ear that the gun didn’t get stuck in (the first one done) was not anywhere near painful enough to make me cry. yanking off a stuck band-aid is more painful. :p
maybe this is wrong, but i don’t think piercing an infant’s ears is that bad.
anyway, i got my ears pierced at 7. my mom’s minimum age was 6, but i chickened out. i think your daughter is old enough.
I got mine for my 4th birthday lol it didn’t hurt, I was just scared of the noise.
Hispanics and other cultures routinely pierce a girl’s ears in infancy. I don’t see the problem, unless your own culture forbids it. My girls had theirs done quite early and without problem.
…i don’t really have much say in this.
mine were pierced around the age of year 1.
and i’m pretty okay with that. lol
@warm_and_alive - wow, there are plenty of girls in my daughter’s 7th grade classes who do not have pierced ears. Her BFF just had her done this past Christmas. She did not want them before them. A couple girls on her softball team do not have pierced ears either and do not want holes in their ears.
My mom decided to get mine done when I was 6.
I think seven or eight is a good age. But it depends on the family and the child. I got mine when I was nine. It didn’t hurt at all.
On the subject of getting ears pierced as a baby, I don’t think if I had a daughter I would do it when they they were a baby.
I would wait for her to be old enough so she could take care of them herself.
I got mine when I was four at Claire’s. I remember it being pain-free, especially with a lollipop in hand (:
my niece got hers done at 4 after asking and asking and asking to get them done and she still wanted them after getting it explained to her that it was going ot hurt and she’d cry. and she was really happy afterwards. I say do it, it’s just ears. not the bellybutton, eyebrow or anywhere else yet
my ears were pierced when i was a baby, so its not such a big deal to me.
@just4bees - oh okay… maybe times changed and kids dont want them/have them anymore… that was about 11 years ago lol im 21 now.
they are DEFINITELY not a big deal at ALL. when she wants her lip done like me, i’d say 16 and i like the whole wanting it for a full year before consenting to it if she’s under 18 and wants a more visual or extreme piercing or tattoo. just don’t get it done in a mall with a gun, go to a professional place so she’s safe and not infected. peace and good luck. bisous. xo
I never understood people who say that they hurt. It feels a bit like a pinch, and I would say it’s more surprising more than anything. There’s no huge harm in it. It will teach her the responsibility of cleaning something every day because she wanted to get it. And hey, if she doesn’t like them, she can take them out and they will close up — no harm done.
LOL. It’s honestly not that big of a deal.
I got my first ear piercing when I was 4/5-ish. My aunt took me out shopping and I discovered earrings and wanted to get my ears pierced. My parents obviously said yes in terms of consent. I got my second ear piercing when I was 16. And that time, my parents didn’t care.
I think a good age is when the girl is able to verbalize that she wants it and knows what it is.
i got mine when i was in kindergarten.
i got mine done at 2 months….
I got them pierced when I was a baby, but I think 6 is ok, I guess it could be a cultural thing, down here in Mexico, most girls get them pierced as babies, you don’t really get to choose if u want it or not, but it is very helpfull when you’re not sure if a person is a boy or a girl =P
My ears were definitely peirced by the time I started taking dance classes, and I started at four.
I got mine done when I was 8, but thats only because I was too chicken to get them done earlier. My mom would have let me get them done a few years sooner if I wanted them. My nieces got theirs done at 3 and 4 years old. I don’t think there is a “right” age for ear piercing. Each family needs to decide whats right for themselves.
On a related note, I once saw a Dakota Fanning interview where she said her mother wouldn’t let her have pierced ears until 16 years old or something like that. I thought that was a bit extreme.
I got mine done when I was about 7 for my first holy communion, I told my mom that’s what I really wanted. Granted, I laid in the hallway thinking I was going to faint after because it hurt so much, but I’m glad I got it done when I did. It’s just an ear piercing that can close up, I think it is fine when a child is younger.
My parents rule about it was I couldn’t wear dangly or hoop earrings though until I was 12.. because they were too “risque” in my father’s eyes.
I had no idea that picture was of a girl. It’s been floating around on the internet for about a decade now and I always thought it was a guy. Blech!
One more thing…why did you tell that kid it was going to make her cry? Your ear lobes barely have any feeling in them and it’s all over with so fast that she won’t even have time to feel anything. Maybe you cried (pussy) when you got your ears pierced, but a majority of people think it’s hardly painful at all.
I had mine done when I was maybe two?
Many parents have it done even when their children are still infants, I think. Others make their daughters wait until 13.
I think age 6 is ready enough. Good thing you warned her about the pain.
I got mine when I was 5 and it didnt hurt at all. I happened so fast.
@Kestryl - Me too! My mom said she did it when I was young so I wouldn’t remember the pain. She was actually worried I wouldn’t want to get them pierced when I was older because I would be too afraid of the pain. People exaggerate, it really doesn’t hurt that much. I’ve gotten 3 more piercings since
my god, it is relly terrible, my god
i was born with earrings, in my family (from the South) everyone gets their ears pierced as a baby.
My daughter turned 8 last week, and she got hers pierced. It was terrible. She cried and cried….and she complains and whines when it’s time to clean and turn them. So, my point is, I don’t think 8 years old was old enough. I should have waited until she could take care of them. Doesn’t matter though, it’s done.
I got mine pierced the exact day I was born,
lol
Ear piercings actually don’t hurt that much at all.
I don’t even think I was a year old when i got mine.
I got my ears pierced when I was a baby… I think whenever she decides she wants them done is good, basically.
It takes a lot of work to get them done and keep them healthy–so I would give her another responsibility that she has to do for two months or so before she gets them done…etc.
12 or 13. But it should only hurt a little more than maybe a shot!
I think they are ready when they say they are. My daughter got hers pierced when she was 3 y/o. I wanted her to get them done so there would be no fighting about it later. And, it was a non-issue and am happy we had them pierced at that time.
omg i think this is sooo overreacting
i got my ears pierced the same day i was born. its not a huge deal
I got mine done for my tenth birthday. Now I almost never wear ear rings except for special events. I don’t see the big deal though, it’s only her ears. When she starts asking for nose and eyebrow piercings is when you start to have a problem!
I was four when I first got mine pierced. They were fine for awhile until I was about six. Around that time my mom wanted me to take responsibility for cleaning my earrings, but I always forgot. My ears got infected and one of my ears even grew over the back of one of my earrings. That didn’t feel good. I don’t think there’s any right age to get ears pierced. Just make sure she knows to clean them or clean them for her so they don’t get infected
I was young when I got mine, probably 4 I don’t know. I don’t really remember. But my cousin will be a year old and her parent’s got her’s pierced when she was a couple months..
I guess it’s just up to the parents..
Yeah, it hurts with a piercing gun which uses blunt force, at one of those kiosks at the mall (my first time). Not so much with a professional piercer and a needle. As for age… no clue. However, keep in mind, if there’s a piercing, it can be stretched. She might end up walking around with 1/2 inch plugs some day.
I had mine done at six…
My mom had mine done at 11 months.
i’ve had mine since i was 3 months. but my names alex so it was more to make sure people knew i was a girl. i got my cartilage done in 5th grade and my second holes in 6th.
i’m not sure i see a problem with ear piercings at any age. i mean if you have as many as the woman above, then you have a bit of a problem but i’m not sure its the piercing that is the problem.
Got mine at age 6-7ish, I didn’t think it hurt that much.
I got mine pierced around the same time your kid is asking so I think it’s all right.
I got mine when I was 12. I know a lot of people get them done as a baby. My mom wouldn’t let me get mine for the longest time because my two oldest sisters always had infected ears. They just didn’t take care of them so I had to wait until I was old enough to take care of my ears myself. I guess it worked because I never had infected ears. Honestly it’s up to you to decide as the parent. Personally, I’m glad I waited. Kids don’t think about cleaning their ears and stuff like that.
I was 6, then I got doubles when I was 13.
i was legit like 4months old. lol. i have three holes in each lobe now and my cartilage and i’m 19.
It barely hurt at all when I got mine pierced [at six], and it certainly wasn’t anywhere near painful enough to make me cry.
I got mine pierced when I was 7. So to me, 6 is fine.
I got mine done at a fairly young age but I don’t recall at what age. I think it was younger than 6 though. I remember having to get my ears pierced three times because the first time it would not stay in my ear. It’d fall out then the hole would close (I guess I had sensitive ears.) a few years later.. (I think I was 8 or something..) We gave it another go, and same thing happened again. We finally left it alone untill I was 13. I repierced my ears yet again, and this time it stayed. I think my ears are sensitive to fake earings. After a month of wearing the fake ones, my mom gave me her real white gold earings, and to this day (I’m 17 now) they haven’t caused any problems.
Well, that was just my story haha. As for your daughter I think her age is fine, just as long as she learns not to pick at it.
I was a baby. Honesty, it’s just her ears.
i don’t think you need to be a specific age for pierced ears.
it’s just pierced ears.
and preferably younger the better.
my daughter was 6 months old when we got her ears pierced.
she cried for not even a slit second, got a sucker and was happy.
and now that she’s five, it’s not big deal. and she likes the idea of
being able to wear different earrings.
I got mine pierced when I was 2 weeks old. The second hole I got when I was 10. The third hole I did myself when I was 14.
whenever he/she wants to have them bad enough.
I was only 5 months old when I got my ears pierced. The first ear went okay, but my mom said I got really pissed off the second time. She had it done in the States before we went to Greece so my Grandma wouldn’t do it with a needle and ice, and having to heat it up to sterilize it and all of that. I’m glad she had it done when I was a baby. Then I didn’t have to worry about getting it done later and it hurting.
When I was four my Mum told me she was going to take me to Disneyland.
I came home crying, with sore ears.
HongKong didn’t even have a Disneyland back then.
Scoreboard: Mum: 12,736,523,465,236, Me : 0
My mother got mine pierced when I was a few months old. I don’t remember it hurting.
@wtf_turmoill - lmao omg i so know what you mean, my thirds have never been infected & neither have my seconds (both i did with a safety pin) but i’ve had a little trouble with my firsts. i’m not sure why it hurt. My friend actually did my thirds (i did my seconds) & she kind of did it painfully slow lol so maybe that’s why… =P
mine was pierced as an infant. i didn’t know people took it to be a big deal. why is it a big deal?
i got mine when i was one years old and my daughters will get hers when she will be 4 months old which is in 2 months
my mom got mine done when i was 3 years old
I got mine pierced soon after I was born. I never understood why it was such a big deal to most Americans though…I come from a Mexican-American family and I was weird for NOT wanting to wear earrings.
Mine were pierced when I was a baby. No big deal.
Having your ears pierced is a big deal to little girls.
I’d let her go for it.
I got mine when I was 12. My 12 year old still isnt sure…and we are not piercing my toddler. No way. But if your daughter wants it and you dont mind, its one heck of a learning experience. She will be fine, but she will think twice next time she wants a second set of ear piercings.
It’s not a big deal. I had mine pierce at the age of 2. And no, I don’t remember it hurting. Pain is a conscious effort that can be influenced. ie: No it won’t hurt as long you tell her its not painful.
you say 6 is too young?! i had mine pierced when i was 3 MONTHS old lmao .. & i had my second hole by 2nd grade, which is a little extreme but i looked goood. =]
I was four when I asked for it to be done. It didn’t hurt one bit.
I got my second holes when I was twelve.
If she’s six, and she knows it’ll hurt, and she wants it, I say go for it.
i got my ears pierced when i was a baby- too young enough to make the decision myself. i think piercing your ear lobes at any age is acceptable. it’s just when it turns into an addiction- piercing cartilage, belly button, lips, etc… they’ll just have to wait. forever.
i got mine when i was 2 weeks old. it’s definitely not a big deal….a simple ear piercing that is.
but when you get into more complicated ear piercings (cartilage, etc.) then it’s a bigger deal for sure.
I think its wisest to get them pierced after she stops playing on the play ground and such… less risk of infection. But I don’t know. I think its really up the parent. If the parent makes sure they are cleaned well everyday it probably won’t be a problem.
shooooooooot , i got mine at THREE MONTHS OLD . i feel like a rebel reading this post . ahaha . no , it`s not like you`re giving her a belly button piercing at 6 years old . that`s extreme . ear piercing? she`s fine . personally i think it`s better for them to get it done when they`re babies since it won`t hurt them (well , it will but they won`t remember it one bit) . imo .
I was 10 when i got them done. With a gun. Bad choice… getting them with a gun, that is.
I think that body modification (ear piercing) is a personal choice that one should make fully informed of the risks and aftercare. Which is pretty straightforward, really.
If she wants to get them done, take her to a reputable PROFESSIONAL piercer, have them do it with hollow needles and implant grade jewellery. Piercing guns cannot be autoclaved, they’ve been known to spread hepatitis and even HIV.
my sister wasnt even a year and my parents had her ears pierced. its pretty its cute. its not like its her belly button or her nose. its normal! most girls have them. i know alot of my friends hve had them done since they were just children.
i got mine done in the mall with a gun when i was about 7 years old.
I think she’s old enough. But telling her it was going to hurt so badly she would cry, was unnecessary.
My sister and I were young when we had it done. She hollered out once, and I didn’t flinch. It only hurts for a second. Have fun with this. And make sure they are kept clean while the skin is healing. It’s a big day for her and will make her so-o happy.
Depends on the girl
… I got mine when I was eight. Since I’ve gotten three others and none of my piercings hurt, not even the cartiledge. So to tell your kid it’s going to hurt so bad it’ll make you cry is an overstatement. The only reason most girls cry when they get it is because the piercing ‘gun’ scares them. It’s not really the pain…
I got mine pierced when I was a baby and when I have a girl I’ll probably pierce hers when she is a baby.