I guess its something we really should leave until the child is old enough to ask for them to be done. Most often they heal well but there are some kids that have issues such as myself and my eldest daughter. My other two were fine. I certainly wouldnt want those healing issues with a little bub

All ‘cosmetic’ and non-medically indicated procedures should wait until a child is legally at an age of consent. While most of us can agree that a 16 yo is Far from being an adult, you are (at least In most cases) dealing with a rational person who can make informed decisions.
Piercing an infants ears is completely unnecessary and should not be performed.

It is such a hard topic. My mum had my ears pierced when i was only 6months old (back in 1987) yes i have no memory of it but they also arent even and it bothers me but ill never get it re done. I now have a daughter and i am in no hurry to have her ears done.

I don’t do it, not for us.

There should be restrictions babies and toddlers don’t need pierced ears

Each to the own with this. Sometimes it is a cultural thing, that they get ears pierced at a young age.
I remember getting mine pierced for my 11th birthday and though it was so cool – as my dad took me to get them done (unaware that my mum knew he was taking me to get them done).

Each to their own on this. I wasn’t allowed to get my ears pierced until I was 16 although I still don’t know why. My daughter can have hers done at ten but that was my husbands decision.

You also have to consider that there may be cultural issues connected to the age with which a child’s ears are pierced.

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  Exactly !
  In ancient African civilizations for example, piercings had many cultural meanings apart from being a form of body modification. and they start early

Hard topic. Each to their own on this

I was about 5 when I had my ears pierced. It’s up to the family. Each to their own.

I never got my childs ears pierced when she was little. I wanted her to make the decision herself when she was/is ready to. Funny thing is though she says to me every now and then ‘Mum why didn’t you just pierce my ears when I was a baby’ hahaha I guess you can never win.

I don’t know about an age restriction but provided it’s what the child wants and the parents agree, I can’t see that it’s a problem. I wouldn’t get my children’s ears pierced when they were only babies but that’s just me.

LOL. This has been the subject of debate in my family for a long time. I was 10 when I begged, for weeks, to be allowed to get my ears pierced. Finally my parents relented. At 13 I got a second hole in each ear by sweet talking a beautician into it whilst visiting my friend who had recently moved 5 hours from my home town. Well, I got in so much trouble, but was allowed to keep them. I have long since moved to Australia from Canada and when my daughter was 2 my parents came to visit. They took her out with them on a shopping trip one day and came back with her ears pierced. It seems their idea about piercings had changed. I couldn’t believe they did it. Anyway, as it was already done I left them, but wow…what a turn around.

I wouldn’t alter my child’s body without their consent.

I had mine done in Grade 1, so I was about 5 or 6. I have a memory of it happening but not of the feeling. Each to their own, I think.

I would say it’s up to the parents to decide when the child is to have their ear pierced. I got my daughters done when she was 6 months and I do not regret it. She is now 3 and loves the sparkle on her ears… have I set her up for diamond earrings when older probably lol.

I wholeheartedly agree! I daresay a baby would not consent to a hole being punched into their ears as they wouldn’t understand! I’ve told my daughter she needs to be at least 10 and able to display enough responsibility not to lose things.

It choice of parents. We did my girls when they are 6 months old.

Sometimes it seems to be a family ritual to have the ears pierced. Personally I waited till my children told me they wanted it done as I didn’t have my ears pierced at that time. Guess my elder daughter was 12 or 13 and her younger sister wanted it done at the same time and she would have been 10 or 11.

I had mine down when I was little and I don’t remember. My nieces have had infections from not looking after them as they didn’t want people touching them when they were little. I hadn’t thought about it but now having my own little girl I think I’ll wait until she asks