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At what age will you allow your daughers to get thier ears peirced? I have never been one for peircing babies ears. So I waited to have my duaghters done.
She will be 5 on the 17th and is asking to have her ears peirced. I always thought I would make my daughter wait til she was in junior high or so and save it as a special thing that big kids get to do. But she wants them done sooo bad. which is kinda weird to me cause I have mine done but dont wear earings. I told her that if she could wear a necklace and not break it and be responcible with it that I would concider it. She has been wearing her necklace and hasnt broken it yet. She is holding up to her part of the bargin. I worry that we will get one ear peirced and it will hurt and she wont want the other one done... I also worry that she will get them in and then a month into it when they hurt from healing she will want them out befor they are healed and it will all be for nothing. What age will you let your daughter peirce her ears, and if they are already done how did it go and at what age??? Posted on 11/07/09, 08:11 pm |
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i can honestly say i will get them done when i have a girl, lol, when she is an infant. i had mine done at 10 months, and am SOOOO happy my mom did that! i dont remember the pain, and i think its alot easier to deal with, clean, keep clean, and let them heal! 
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We waited until K said she wanted them done. She was 2. She saw her big sister putting her earrings in and she wanted some too. We told her that she couldn't put on earrings because her ears weren't pierced and she said she wanted them done. We told her it was going to hurt and she said she didn't care. She did extremely well. No crying fit...just a single tear when it was done.
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well my daughter is asking for them now for nearly a year. She will be 5 on the 17th of this month. She thinks she can change them right away every day or more if she is in the mood.... I told her how much its going to hurt and that she has to wear the same pair of earings for at least 3 months (to her thats a long time). When I mentioned to her dad that she wanted em done he said so do it... The I said there were a lot of things to concider and laid out all my concerns and he was like well I dont know hunny... and kinda changed the subject. So I guess this is one parenting desision I will have to make my self.
I think I will take her to the mall and find a place that does it and then have them tell her how painful it is and let her look at the earings they can peirce with. And if she is still intrested then maybe for her birthday I will take her to get them done. I need to price it any ways so I guess its a good start.
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Also I think 10 or 11 is another good time. At this age they are really starting to care how they look.
I thought my son would get a cell phone at 13 maybe and I gave it to him at 11 bc he was driving me crazy. I kind of regret that though. It is so good to wait for things as long as possible. These kids grow up so fast.
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very true. I had been leaning toward 11 or 12 really even befor she was ever born. TO be honest I cant remember when I had mine peirced. I think if I had had to fight for the privaldge to peirce my ears I would value it and maybe just maybe still wear them today.
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I think 5 is too young. I was never allowed to pierce mine - My mom wouldn't let me. I eventually had them pierced about 3 days before my 21st birthday and there by hangs another tale ;-) I also had a third hole done when I was about 25.
There is a fair amount of looking after the holes that goes on - Using rubbing alcohol to clean the holes and all that. I don't think kids think of that when they decide they want their ear pierced and I'm quite sure it will be you who has to take care of the holes (No doubt amid her tears, because it does sting.) and take her to the doctor if she should get an infection. I know that I wouldn't be up for it.
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well I took her to the mall and I had the lady rather graphically explain the process and the pain involved. The gal we talked to was very good and we pointed out all the pain and the cleaning and stuff.
I even went to the extent of letting my daughter know she cant take them out til easter (that makes more sence to her then a ate on the calander) She swears she wants them and that she will just 'be brave'. She said she wants them done one whole at a time instead of both done at the same time. She knows they hae to be cleaned 3-4 times a day and that it may hurt to. SHe is very mature for her age really. She brushes her teeth twice a day with out being told. She is very clean when it comes to germs and washing her hands and face too. I think keeping them clean wont be an issue. She recently took on chores and cleans the cat box daily as well as feeds them too. I guess Im leaning towards letting her get them done. If I do have to be the one to clean them and what not it really wouldnt be a problem.
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I think 5 is a little young. I know I was 10 when I got mine done, and that was when my mom decided that I was responsible enough to take care of them myself. I plan on doing that with my own daughter. I'm sure she'll pester me about it for years, but I don't want to have to be worrying about them getting infected and I know thats something hard for younger girls to keep up on, and it's NOT something I want to be doing. So, I guess I don't know that I think there's a certain age that I would let my daughter do it, but I want to know she's responsible enough to take care of it herself.
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You know your child better than anyone and if you think she'll cope, then she probably will.
I was talking in general and about the reasons I won't get my DD's ear pierced any time soon. She's only 3, but I suspect that she still won't be ready at 5 LOL! She's a lot like me really :-)
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I completely agree. I am not usually a push over mom. I dont giv in to fly by nite reuests very often. She actually started a year ago and I know she wasnt ready. In that year I have really focused on things she needed to do to show me she was ready for this responcibility. The first thing she had to do is wear other jewlery and leave it on and not change it all the time. SInce then she has been wearing the same necklace and watch for nearly a year now. the other is she had to start brushing her teeth twice a day with out being told. She does this too.
I originally was thinking I would mke my girls wait until they were in junior high. But she has really worked for it over the last year. I dont hink I would let my newest little one get her ears peirced at 5 just because she turned 5 and thats when sister got em done though. I think I will probally put her threw the same trials and tribulations that my 5 year old is going through now
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