Tattoos on your kids? Help. please!?

I personally think that anyone that makes the decision to get a tattoo is making a poor decision. I read that 18-24% of females in the US have tattoos and that 17% regret getting them... interesting.

Anyway, I am including an article that is EXACTLY what you are talking about... maybe it will help.

The truth is you shouldn't get a tattoo while you're still growing. As you grow you skin stretches and it can distort the tattoo. My grandfather got a tattoo when he was a teenager. He was really skinny then and when he started to build more muscle the tattoo turned into a black blob. I think tattoo's are great, but until the age of 17 or 18 it's a bad idea because it can become distorted.

Once she is old enough to get one, the best advice you can give her is that she think about it for a few months before getting it. I'm an adult and I have had tattoo ideas that I sat on for a few months... Then looked at again and found my self unable to figure out why I liked it before.

Thankfully you cannot legally get a tattoo until you are 18 in most states. By then the "phase" may have worn off, or she will be old enough and mature enough to make the right decision, get a tasteful small tattoo. You can only hope though right? I will tell you this, I wanted one when I was about 16 or so, waited until I was 18, and I have a small one in a location that is covered by clothing. I got smart in that! :) So just wait, and see what happens. Explain to her why you find them distasteful, but tell her when she turns 18 she can get one, but she has to pay for it herself, and she should look into what she wants to get, and where.

Im 14, and I have alot of relatives in Montreal, one of which are a tattoo artist. Both my parents allowed me to get a tattoo, if i wanted, but then came the issue of my little brother being jealous, being placed second, etc...

So Im getting one when Im 16.

I think that if you get a tattoo, it should mean something to you, a part of who you are. If your daughter thinks that she wants a tattoo, I would tell her to consider it alot, since it would be something that she would see alot.

Im glad Im not getting a tattoo now, because I dont know what the hell I want.

If she decides she wants a tattoo, and asks let her know that when she moves out and or 18 has a job to pay for it, but try to talk to her on how permanant they are!! until then absolutely not!! I have a 5 year old I nearly died when she asked for one I told her the same thing although 5 year olds are much easier to reason with then a preteen...

Well - since she is a minor, she would need your approval - on a release that the tattoo parlor would provide before she could get one. So, if and when the discussion comes up, let her know that you do not approve of them at this time, that they are something that is permanent and that when she turns 18, that is something she can make the decision on then, but for now, the answer is no.

when i was 16 i wanted to get a tattoo.. I wanted to get sebastian from the little mermaid (lol!! yeeeah!!) i never did get the tattoo, thank god!!

BUT!!!!!! i did go get one that my dad designed, when i was 23.. i don't regret that one at all. I made an adult decision, and got something that was tasteful.. if she gets something young, then when she is older, she will really regret it. I did get piercings when i was a teenager though.. i took those out by the time i was 21.. no biggie!!

My daughter is 8 and I try to talk down tattoos now so that (hopefully) she will adopt my stance on them. If you tell your daughter flat out no it might lead her to become rebellious and use tattoos as a way of getting back at you. You might want to try and negotiate. If she got something small and in an out of sight place, it might satisfy her tattoo want and keep you from having to see it. But go with her if you decide on that (you never know what she'll pick if you don't).

Having 2 daughters I can feel for you, my belief is if your kid really wants something they will do with or without you.

So personally I would ask her what she wants as a tatoo and where?

If I'd work with her to come up with a tasteful spot (Like I know several girls who got their belly tatooed around their naval... not the ideal spot when you get pregnant and your butterfly turns into a distorted bird)

Out right saying no is only going to want her to get it more so be supportive but make sure that she does the hardwork for it (ie. Make her pay for it with her own hard earned money)

lol my dad told me that if i wanted a tattoo it would be when i move out and on my own health insurance and he also said if i got a tatto behind his back he would shave it off with his pocket knife ... also when i got older .. im 17 now he said that if i truly wanted a tattoo again ... on own health insurance ... then it should mean something to me and if i thought of myself 30 years from now would i still love it ..... welll i got my tattoo and it says RIP jeff ****** my friend that past away ... so if she olf enough and she has a tattoo in memory of someone i would prolly let my daughter but nothing stupid like thorns or anything ..