Is ear piercing of children of a certain age child abuse?

Answer 1

No, I have seen 3 week old babies getting their ears pierced. If the parents have the baby's ears pierced frequently, then that would be construed as child abuse.

Answer 2

No way! I know my ears were almost pierced as a baby, some friends of my mom thought it should be done and even gave baby earings as a present to me at birth. My mom didn't do it, but when I heard the story and saw the earings when I was older, I wish she had. I still don't have pierced ears because my mom didn't want me to and now that I'm a mom I have to many other things to think about. I see nothing wrong with it though and if I have a daughter I will let her get pierced ears if she wants but will not rush her into it.

Answer 3

I don't know that I feel it is abuse, but I agree with how another answerer worded it, it's mean.

I have heard all the arguements supporting doing it when a child is a baby or toddler, but I still dont understand it.

It only hurts for a second: Yeah, and so does a spanking, but people are so down on that. They admit that YES it does hurt, yet they still go ahead and cause their child pain just for beauties sake??? Weird to me, and unfair to the kid.

They can take it out when they are older: Ok, thats true, so why not just wait till they are older and let them decide? My mom waited till I was old enough to understand what happened when they pierced someones ears, and let me make my own choice.

They will want it anyways when they are older: WHAT??? We must have alot of psychic parents in the world, cause how can anyone know for a fact that a little girl would want their ears pierced when they are older?? I made the choice to get my pierced around 6-7, and to this day, I can't remember the last time I wore earrings. I just personally don't like to wear them.

And the absolute strangest arguement for it that I heard was: I gave birth to my child, I own them, so I will do to them what I want! And she was dead serious.

Fact is, when it is done on a baby, it is done more for the parents than for the kid. They like having people comment to them "Oh she's so cute with her little earrings!" I personally don't have to put holes in my daughter to have people think she is cute. I think piercing a childs ears, though maybe not abuse, is cruel and just another way for parents to get attention from others. It is being done for the parents sake, not the kids. I think it is just as barbarac to cause a child pain getting their ears pierced unwillingly, as it is for other who hold their small kids down and cut their childs face so that they will be more culterally accepted. It is all for the sake of beauty and cruel.

I can't control how another parent chooses to raise their child, but I just really wish that those who choose to pierce their babies ears, would stop looking at those of us who think it should be the childs choice, as weird.

Answer 4

I don't think it is child abuse, but I think ear piercing is something that should be done when the child is old enough to say they want it done. That being said, they should also be old enough to understand how to care for their ears themselves, or with coaching from a parent. They should know that if they don't clean their ears every night after piercing that it can get infected.

Answer 5

No, i'd not call it abuse, though i'm adamantly adverse to piercing a baby's ears, until eventually it truly is the youngster's own decision to get them because she needs them. i'm sorry, yet I completely disagree with a be certain taking it upon themselves to positioned holes in toddler's ears purely because it appears that evidently amazing for them to have little rings. I evaluate that incorrect. I also completely disagree with the argument human beings use by using comparing it to circumcision and vaccinations, those issues at the prompt are not similar. Male circumcision and childhood immunizations are medical tactics that are finished for valid well being motives. convinced, I comprehend that reviews variety on how useful or mandatory they quite are, notwithstanding the base line is, notwithstanding unsightly or finally unnecessary they'd be, the rationale in the back of doing them is to guard the youngster's nicely-being and lengthy time period well being pastimes. which could not the case with ear piercing, it quite is fullyyt finished for the sake of conceitedness.

Answer 6

I think piercing the ears of babies and young children is cruel and not at all appropriate. The argument of "they can take it out later" is ridiculous. How about they can make the decision to get them or not later? There's no reason/need for these children to have earrings and it's not right to inflict unnecessary pain upon them especially without their consent.

I have tattoos and have had many piercings but it's all been my own choice. I didn't get pierced until about 12 and got my first tattoo at 17.

Answer 7

I don't think there is anything wrong with getting a child's ears pierced. My ears were pierced for the first time when I was 6 weeks old (I'm 15 now) and I got my second hole when I was 11. I don't remember the first time, but I do remember the second time and I don't remember it hurting the least bit. How can piercing your child's ears be child abuse when letting them get shots isn't? In my personal opinion, getting a shot is worse.

Chances are, they're not going to remember getting it pierced if they're younger than 5 or 6.

Answer 8

It's important to keep sleepers in their ears and not pierced earrings though because they can be easily hurt behind the ears and it's uncomfortable for them to sleep. I was told I couldn't have my ears pierced at twelve so I did them myself. My mother was like 0.0 so I think it's better to pierce ears young than to tell her no later on.

Answer 9

No but I think it is mean. And I mean seriuosly what is the point of putting your baby through the pain just so they can have cute little studs in their ears.

I figured when my daughter was born that I would let her chose when she wants to pierce her ears she'll be nine in november and so far as shown no intrest in it.

Answer 10

How about this story My friend was in middle school and didnt want earrings at all, she was terrifed of the thought, her mother DEMANDED that she get them and did, she was pretty scared, but still likes to wear her earrings 15 years later...