Family Focus

roslyn-kate
what age can you go and get a second piercing in your ear without a parent xX

Jess
I had my ears pierced before I left the hospital.My daughter is almost 3yr. and I have her ears pierced yesterday. She kept asking me for earrings whenever I would wear mine. So, I decided to do it. Now I feel awful, because I let someone hurt her. Although, she didn't cry for more than 1 minute, and she didn't even complained. In fact, she loves her earrings now, and she is very happy, I'll take care of her ears and clean them as told. Because, I won't lie, I'm afraid that her ears will get infected.

me
i had mine done wen i was 3 moths and if do don t like just take it out

jane
@ 16yrs old you can pierce what you like. i have two daughters who are beautiful, young and dont need earings or parents who stick holes in them. let them decide when they are old enough 2 make a choice and understand pain and hygeine entailed.up2 parents to decide, mum knows best! this mum thinks children dont need earings 2 be adorable, lovely as they are ?? xxx+

harry
does it hert

Doreen
I had my ears pierced when I was 9 years old after months of nagging. I'm glad that I was able to make that the choice. I don't think that babies should get their ears peirced as who knows what could happen. There should be a lower age limit of 6 years to get your ears pierced.

Holly
i am 11 years old but i am getting my ears done in the summer holidays just before i am 12 i think no child under 7 should really have their ears pierced they should make their own decision but it can also be up to the parent. young kids are meant to be playing and if an earring gets ripped out it gonna hurt!

Jade
I have two daughters and they both had their ears pierced at six months old. They are now five and three years old and love wearing earrings. We have had no trouble with them at all and one advantage of getting them done young is that it is out of the way and you don't have to worry about it when they are older. You can take out the earrings for school, games etc,. and then put them in again when they are back home and there is no risk of the holes closing up. Far better to get them done young.

Jocelyn,15
I don't thionk children should get their ears pierced under the age of 1. It's not right to make a child go through the pain. I think it should be up to the child.

lisa 35
i had my daughters ears pierced when she was 6mnths old,i have sinced trained as a beauty therapist and was informed that the ear lobes dont stop growing till at leaste 7yrs old and at this age a child is more capable of making there own decisions,i wasnt really told of any concquences when i had my daughters done and although there as been no problems, with the knowledge i now have and recently witnessing a young babyaproximatly 3mnths having her ears pierced makes me feel guilty having my own childs ears done so young i would not personnallly pierce ears of a child younger than 7 and think there should be legal age limit.

Ellie,17
I Think That The Child Should Have There Own Choice,But Not When They Are Only Babies,When They Are About 6-7 I Think That Is A Apropriate Age Too Bee Truth Full :)

Gracie
I'm 15, I had my ears pierced when I was 6 after months of begging. I had them pierced a second time about a month ago. Neither time did I regret what I had done, and even though the first time they were infected I loved them. As long as the kid knows what they're doing I think it's fine.

Sasha, 16
I don't think that young children should have their ears pierced, unless they have made the decision. I had my ears pierced for my 9th birthday, after pestering my parents for several years. Though, when people say it's very painful, they're only saying how they percieve it, or how they felt when they got their ears pierced. I didn't even feel mine being pierced, and didn't realise it had been done until the woman said, and they've never been painful at all.

phoebe
I'm 14 and can't think of anything worse than having holes in my ears! Although that's just how I feel, children shouldn't have the decision made for them. Leave it until they're a bit older, and over 11 years old in my opinion :)

claire
my eldest daughter is nearly 7, she keeps going on about wanting her ears done and i say to her what i say those people who pierce babies ears, not a chance its child abuse!she can decide when she is 18, until then her backside belongs to me!

margaret
i think it is wrong to have a childs ear peirced i have a 3yr old and even tho my family tried to have her ears done i refused she can make up her own mind wen shes older.i think there shud be an age limit it is cruel to subject a baby to that pain

Amy
When it comes to ear piercing, I figure if a child is old enough to ask for it they should be allowed. My daughter (age 6) asked, I explained what it entailed and she has decided on her own to wait.

Mary
My two girls had their ears pierced at 5 months old and I never had a minutes bother with either. They never touched them or took any notice of them as they never knew any difference. However I would never allow them to wear hoops or long ear rings as the risk of these catching or getting pulled makes me shiver. I got my own ears when I was 13 and I was terrified so I feel happy that my girls didn't feel any fear and if they want to take them out and let the holes close up when they are older then they can do so, but as teenagers now I think they are quite happy with the decision I made for them.

lesley
Ear piercing is a very painful form of child abuse.It may look nice but the child should be able to make an informed decision about it and not have it inflicted on it by others

Paul McA
This sort of thing makes me mad;using a child as some sort of fashion ascessory is vile.Young kids having ears pierced and some even fake spray tans is crass chav culture,and at worst almost child abuse.Should be an age limit of 14+.

Jo, Belfast
I had my ears pierced when I was 15. It was painful when it was caried out and in the weeks ahead. I am the mother of 2 girls; one of them is a very fashion concious 7 year old who would just love to have her ears pierced. My view is that she is too young make that decision for herself. I have told her that she can get it done when she goes to secondary school. That's time enough for any child. At least they're old enough to make that kind of decision and can be warned of and understand the pain it may cause them. I can't understand how parents can bring their babies to have their ear pierced. Do they not suffer enough from colic, teething, weaning, falling, immunisation etc, etc,. Every parent loves dressing their child in nice things and feeling proud of them - it's natural. But ear piercing is a a cruel extension of the parent's ego. Laws must be put in place to stop it. I feel sorry for the beautitions who have to do it. If I was a beautition I would refuse to do it on children under secondary school age.

Laura
I think there nothing wrong with it .but i think that under 1 year old is to young.

JULIE
DISGRACEFUL TO PIERCE YOUNG CHILDREN EARS ESPECIALLY UNDER 5'S. I WATCHED A BABY OF AROUND 6 MTHS BEING BRIBED WITH A LOLLY (BAD FOR TEETH!!) TO STOP CRYING AFTER HER EARS WERE PIERCED.. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PIERCE CHILDRENS EARS.

Christina
In some countries, child's ears are pierced before they leave hospital, as I had. I don't think a legal age limit is required as long as parent's consent is present. Although my husband would argue that it's assault and the child should be given the choice when they are older.

Garth
Is this really such a big concern in comparison to the mutilation that is religious circumcision?

lesley
Piercing a childs ears in inflicting unnessessary pain in a child and should be considered child abuse.It is much more painful than a smack.Children should be old enough to be given all the facts and be capable of making their own decision as to whether to get it done.Unfortunitly it is some parents that the children need protection from in many things

Jacqui from Portrush
I am qualified to pierce ears and I was taught that the child must be at least 8 years old as their ears are still developing and if u pierce the ear too early it will not be in the same position when they are older. i was told under no circumstances to even consider piercing a child below this age.

Cher Gates
I think that there should be an age limit for piercing childrens ears. I had my ears pierced when i Was four years old, and I hassled my parents to get it done. I think that children should be of an age where they can decide for themselves on whether they would like their ears pierced or not.

Samantha C
Its an absolutely disgusting practice to pierce the ears of young children. Surely it should be viewed as an assault until the child is old enough to verbally give their consent and are fully aware of health consequences. Any parents that inflict this fashion on their children should be severely reprimanded.

samantha hewitt
children should not be able to have their ears pesceduless they are 4 years old

Niamh Wilson
Alough I am only 12 I do have my ears peirced. I got it done as a transfer test present. I really like earrings but I do think that some people are very rushed to get their childs ears done. I feel that the law should be changed so that no one under the age of 6 can get them done.