Suitable age for ear piercing?

I agree Blondiescot.

Kate1949

That's horrible Blondiescot. I'm not sure why you would put your child through that.

Exactly. Obviously mums like that are doing for their own reasons and not thinking of the child. At least wait until they're old enough to ask for it themselves and understand that it may hurt at the time and they need to keep it clean etc.

Very normal for babies to get their ears pierced when they're a few days old.

I lived in Spain and all the babies had their ears pierced

I never had mine done and neither have my children.

That's horrible Blondiescot. I'm not sure why you would put your child through that.

Kate1949

I was in a shop once and heard a blood curdling scream. It was a baby having her ears pierced. I've never forgotten it.

I saw something similar. The poor child was screaming her head off and the piercer turned to the mum and asked what she should do. I was quite shocked when she said "Oh, just ignore her and get on with it. I want them done and I want them done now!"

I couldn't wear clip on earrings, found them painful so I went with a couple of friends to have our ears pierced in our 20s. One friend went first, she squeaked a bit, I was next and yelped, the third friend hot-footed it out of the jewellers and up the road. 😂

Years ago a tot aged about 2 was on a train with me. Her ears were pierced and she was dressed up in spangley clothes.
I found it shocking and sad.

DD was grown up before hers were done and none of her brothers wear earrings.

DGD was about 12 and claimed she was last in her class. Her sister too.

Not something I ever desired. I am squeamish about anything like that

We weren’t allowed to wear earrings at school in case they got caught when we were playing sport, so I had mine done when I was 18. My mum wasn’t happy about it. My daughter didn’t want hers pierced, which was fine with me, her choice. If she had asked when she was 11 though I’d would have let her have them done.

I agree Smiles.

Poor little mite. There should be a lower age limit.

That’s downright cruel Kate. Mother putting her wishes above the child’s wellbeing.

11 seems reasonable as long as mum keeps an eye on them to make sure they're kept clean.

I was in a shop once and heard a blood curdling scream. It was a baby having her ears pierced. I've never forgotten it.

Children in my 9 year old granddaughter’s school must keep pierced ear lobes covered with Elastoplast all day to avoid accidents. It has really helped to make my gd think it’s not worth having done if they’re taped up all day at school 😊

A neighbour had her ears pierced in her 60s. It struck me as an excellent time to get them done - the gold studs or earrings drew the eye away from the wrinkles.

I think 11 is fine as long as she's able to bathe her ears and look after it herself.
I made DD1 wait until she was 13.

Years ago I remember meeting new neighbours and was shocked to see their baby had pierced ears.

Mine aren’t pierced and I think my daughters were both done at 13 but I was surprised to see my youngest GD in a photo at less than a month old with her ears pierced. In fact I was quite shocked but they live abroad and it’s custom in Spain to pierce babies ears very young. I did bite my tongue and said nothing.

I had mine pierced when I was 2o - haven't worn earrings since I was about 30, due to Nickel allergy. One son had his pierced at 15 (My dad said he was a "poof"). My granddaughters have had their ears pierced - both at about 8.

BlueBelle

I would think your son and daughter in law are still very sensible people you are just out of the loop age wise 😂

I’m sure I am!

That’s interesting 62Granny. I went to primary school with a girl whose ears had been pierced some time before she started school - her mother was Italian. She wore small gold hoops every day which I always thought could be quite dangerous. Needless to say no other children at the little village school had pierced ears back then in the 50s.

I waited until i was 30! Dd had theirs before going to secondary school and gd is the same. Hate seeing newborns and toddlers with pierced ears.

I had mine done at young age, but my parents were Italian and they used to be done by the midwives over there when the baby was a few weeks old.
My daughter was probably about 7/8 and she asked for them to be done herself, her father would have preferred she had waited a few more years. It has gone very expensive with places charging between £55 & £100. (Claire's accessories) all depending on the studs that are chosen. I don't like the stud and gun type piercing much prefer the old fashioned sleeper style earrings that you could turn daily.

I would think your son and daughter in law are still very sensible people you are just out of the loop age wise 😂

But the normal is younger than you were thinking Grandma70s
Fifteen is much much older than the average child and as long as they are wearing appropriate style earrings it seems fine to me.

We have 4 granddaughters and it seems to be a rite of passage before senior school.