Piercing the ears of a child.

It is normal in our culture to have girls' ears pierced. Most have it done early on. It doesn't hurt much and the baby doesn't know to be scared then. All girls in our community get their ears pierced and so we feel the earlier the better. Mine was done when I was a month old. But my sister had it done when she was 8 months old. She didn't even know she had her ears pierced...she didn't even cry. But I feel that the parents need to make the choice of whether they want their child's ears pierced or would rather wait for the kids to make the choice. Especially in the US where ear piercing isn't the norm, the parents can wait to ask the child if they would prefer to have their ears pierced.

I have a friend who is really glad that her parents got her ears pierced when she was a baby, because she would be too nervous to get it done now and really likes them.

I have had my ears peirced before, and no it wasn't a Navy thing. But if I had a daughter I would probably have her ears peirced at a young age. But as for a boy I would wait for him to make the decision. This is because a girl will more than likely be wearing earings earlier and go with her ooutfits.

It's not part of our culture to pierce the ears of a baby and I really think it's unnecessary. I think it's time enough when the child decides themselves that they'd like it done. There are many piercing parlours around here that won't pierce the ears of children under seven years.

I let my kids decide my oldest was 3 and she wanted it done, I told her it was going to hurt and she was going to cry, hoping she would want to wait. She got it done, hopped off the chair and said "see it didn't hurt, I didn't cry". She is now 9. My second child was also 3, she cried. . and is now 5, sometimes she wears earrings and other times not. My youngest is almost 4, she has no desire to get hers done, she says it will hurt.

I pierced my daughter's ears when she was 6 months old. i don't think she's goind to mind when she grows up. if she doesn't want them she just doesn't have to wear them that's all.

I had all 3 of my girls ears pierced when they were only a few months old. Two of them had infections with it so I let it grow closed. My other one still has hers pierced. I am leaving it up to them when they want them pierced again if they even do. I dont know if its right to make the decision about it but I did.

I got my ears pierced when I was 3 and even though I my mom just took me to get them pierced I think it was worth it. Because of that, I'd probably go and take my child to get her ears pierced because if she didn't want them late ron in life she could just let them close up.

I had my ears pierced when I was 8 years old, and I asked for it to be done. I have a son, but even were he a girl, I wouldnt pierce a childs ears until tehy were old enough to make that decision for themself. I have enough trouble getting my son immunised, I have cried hysterically through every needle, even though I know I'm being cruel to be kind and all that...so wouldnt put them, or myself through piercings for aesthetic reasons...

I believe that the children should be old enough to take care of their ears on their own before they have their ears pierced. It should also be their decision.

I believe a child should get their ears pierced when they are young. Most women have their ears pierced and like their ears pierced. So do it while they are young. Spanish cultures mostly that are in the usa at least in miami have their children young get their ears pierced.

My mom pierced my ears when I was a baby. I love that she did that when I was young. Why wouldn't you want a girl to have earrings? All the girls I know have pierced ears and their moms did it when they were young, and it wasn't a cultural thing. And none of of regret it or feel like we should have been given the choice, we're happy with our pierced ears. I understand your point, but not piercing eras can lead to other things like in school, with kids asking things like "how come you are a girl and your ears are not pierced"? Maybe it's a city thing, because I lived in the country a few years ago and a lot of women didn't have their ears pierced.

this is really a bad practice .. i think ppl should be more sensible while doing this

Shooie, I had mine pierced when I was in my 30s and wondered why I didnt get them done before that. I have 5 grandaughters and have watched two grow up with them pierced as babies and the other three get them done at aged 7 and 10 and there didnt seem to be any fuss or problems with any of them. So I guess it is up to the mums for babies or the girls themselves as they get older. The 2 that were done as babies dont know any different