2006-10-06 01:30:01 · 63 answers · asked by Reanne lou 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
all you people who are "horrified" should go jump in a lake or get a grip... it only hurts the kid for a second and they won't remember it... Birth is much more traumatic, but I don't see you speaking out against that.... Plus if you're a good parent and take care of your kid, it won't get infected and if they decide they don't want pierced ears when they're older, they can just let them grow shut... it's not like they're being gaged.
2006-10-06 01:44:30 · answer #1 · answered by In the light 3 · 3⤊ 6⤋
at the same time as they are too youthful to appreciate that it's going to harm. 2 is only too youthful. A 2 12 months previous can't make the alternative to submit with the soreness (certain, i recognize it really is not a lot) yet why could a 2 12 months previous have earrings besides? go away her till she asks for her ears to be pierced.
2016-11-26 20:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by lohr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. Why put them through the pain just so YOU think they look pretty? Plus the risk of infection, etc. Not worth it. Wait until they are old enough to be able to take care of it themselves.
I'll never forget the time I saw a women trying to get her friend's baby's ear pierced in the mall while the mother was who-knows-where. The baby was probably no older than 15 months. The woman at the counter said she would need the mother's permission. Then I looked at the baby and saw it was a boy! OMG!!!
2006-10-06 02:38:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, absolutely not.
I don't know how a parent can justify putting a baby through unnessesary pain, no matter how brief it is, simply for beauties sake. They are doing it for their own selfish reasons. No 2 month old baby is going to ask "Hey mom and dad, can you pierce my ears?" If you are doing it on a child before they are old enough to ask for it, it is for you more than them.
I have seen parents on here saying, well the child would ask for it later in life anyways, so it is better to do it now so they can forget the pain. GIVE ME A BREAK! My mom waited till I asked for it at about 7-8 yrs old, and I have forgotten the pain. It doesn't matter when you do it, the pain will always be forgotten. You know it hurt, but what exactly it felt like is going to be forgotten.
Parents are making a selfish choice if they choose to do this on a child that is too young to ask for it.
If they had to hold their daughter down every three months from birth on to get their blood drawn due to a medical condition, like I have, then maybe they wouldn't cause their child any unnessesary pain like getting its ears pierced.
I won't get my daughters done till she asks me to.
2006-10-06 02:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Getting your ears pierced should be a right of passage. This means babies shouldn't get theirs pierced. There's nothing like the initial fear of getting your ears pricked in front of everyone at the mall, the stinging that makes your eyes water, and the sense of accomplishment you feel when you've gone through it. Girls should experience this when they're old enough to remember it.
2006-10-06 10:49:51 · answer #5 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't pierce a baby's ears I would wait till the child was old enough to want it... my daughter is 5 and she wants hers pierced she asks if it hurts and I tell her the truth and say that it hurts... but she still wants it. So I don't see why not..
2006-10-06 01:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by Angela 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i did when i was 5 or 4
2006-10-06 01:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by BENDER IS THE BOMB!!! (Fav show) 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't agree with piercing a baby's ears at ALL. When my daughter is old enough to ask, be aware of what she is asking for and take care of her earrings is soon enough for me. No way would I IMPOSE something like that on my children. It is her decision to make. Period.
2006-10-06 05:04:02 · answer #8 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I wouldn't.
I don't give my kids everything they ask for. My kid will have to wait til they are around the age of 10 or 12 when they can understand the pro's and con's of the choices that they make. They also have to be able to be responsible and be able show that they can care for their earings and ears.
2006-10-06 04:57:20 · answer #9 · answered by demarkation_line 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Every single time someone calls my 10-month old daughter "he" I WANT to go get this done right away, but I won't because I think she should decide. (And I know that it wouldn't help anyway because 90% of the time she's dressed in pink when they call her a boy, people are generally well meaning, but they can be really dumb too.)
I went with my Mom when I was 8, screamed like I was being murdered and then went for a second hole on one side only when I was 14 and trying to be independant.
2006-10-06 01:41:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I personally think no, for a number of reasons. It's a potential health hazard, they could get caught on things, and there's always the risk of infection. I also think it looks awful.
Finally, I don't think anyone has the right to mutilate of change another persons body before they are old enough to consent. You have no idea what you childs opinions will be when it's older. Wait and let her choose for herself.
2006-10-06 08:58:58 · answer #11 · answered by Gail H 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋