What is your view on ear piercing (five year old girl)?

my 1 yr old has earings, she doesn't even know they are there now by the time she is 5 she won't think anything of it. since your daughter doesnt have them yet she will want to play with them all the time and they might get infected so i would wait until she full understands how to care for them.

I believe that your decision about making her prove to you that she is truly responsible is the right thing to do. i'd also encourage you to tell her that if she ends up disappointed with the results, there's nothing you can do about it. One of my older sisters got her ears pierced and she almost never wears earrings. i think the hole in her ear has sealed up, but she's always saddened by the fact that her ear isn't whole anymore.

Make sure you also tell your daughter that she could get an infection and stress that infections (not necessarily ear infections, though i'm pretty sure they do..) hurt a lot.

She might even be allergic to the type of metal(s) an earring or it's stud is made of. i heard that the best thing to do is to start with surgical steel and titanium. after that you could move onto gold. when and if all three are fine, then you can try anything else.

in addition to that, i heard from that same someone that it's best to have your ear-pierced with a needle instead of a gun since it decreases the chances of getting keloid scars or something along the lines of that.

you should also alert your daughter on the fact that an earring can be ripped out. and when that happens, it usually will not come out clean and painlessly like it would if you were to remove an earring before showering. hoop earrings would probably not be a good choice for a five-year-old or any student in elementary school as there is a high chance that someone or something will rip out the earring, whether it be purposeful or accidental.

if your daughter is still fine with getting her ears pierced after watching the youtube clip(s) and after she is alerted of the dangers in ear-piercing, (and yes of course, after she has proven herself "worthy") then i say, let her get her piercings.

I would see what she says after the video, she may think "heck no!" and move on to a different thing. She may say she wants them done, and you should let her. She has to keep that earring in for a long time anyway. And you say that she will do it all by herself, but i guarantee you will help her. Just to make sure her ears don't get infected, i would help her.

And she's 5, since when do 5 year olds have tons of homework? My daughter is 6 and had a sheet of homework each night that i sat down with her and helped her do. Maybe you should expect a little less...?

My mom let me have my ears pierced after I showed responsibility toward my broken arm. I now regret the decision that led me to holes in my ears. I would wait until she was older, just to see if they will still be in style and give her more time to think about it. I would say by the age of 7 or 8 she can make that decision. Because remember, once it's done, there's no going back. I hope my advice helped.

Having them pierced at such a young age can sometimes lead to irregular placement on the lobe. I've seen many people who had their ears pierced young and when they grow up, the hole is not where it should be.

But it is rare for that to happen, and I think it's cute for little girls to have their ears pierced.

I believe that having her prove her responsibility is a great idea. She will decide whether or not she is ready to handle a change. It seems like you both are open to the idea of her getting her ears pierced, which is great. But maybe she's not ready for it just yet. Test her on how she begins to take responsibility for her homework and cleaning her room and such. That seems like a great step to take.

I agree that children should have responsibilities and the older they get, the more responsibilities they get.

However, I think all the responsibilities you have listed are way too much for a 5 year old.

Watch the video and explain to her that it will be painful for a bit. Don't make her clean and turn her own earrings. That's too much to demand of a 5 year old.

I think you should do just what you plan. I also think she should see the videos. I have very sensitive ears. It hurt like hell when I did them and still bother me 30 years later.

One of my daughters has had hers done several times and never had pain. Every one is different.

*2** home work should never be left for last thing Sunday night. What adult wants to do that? Do it friday after school or saturday morning. She still will need help at 7 or 8 with home work BTW.

I got my ears peirced right after I turned seven. But I have a five year old neice who has one of her ears peirced, as a test to see how well she'll do, then my brother and sister-in law will let her get her other one done. It probably sounds a little weird but maybe you could try that.

Just an idea.

And I agree with not making her watch the Utube, it will be alot more frightening watching the video than getting actually getting it done.

sounds like you got a good man there(; i think the plan sounds reasonable, but you may want to find a good video - one that explains how it's done rather than another little girl screaming/crying. you dont want to traumatize her out of the idea .. but i think earings on a girl of that age is perfectly fine. alot of people may say "oh, shes too young to know what she wants" but it sounds like if she goes along with your plan, then this is something she really wants. if she grows up feeling differently - she can just let the whole close up. it's not as permeant as a tattoo and the pain isn't SO terrible. good luck!

Many girls get their ears pierced after the first week of birth! I think that's aweful, because the poor child gets no say! But if she wants it done, than I think it's ok. Who knows, she might go to get them pierced and freak out and not get them done. Well at least that's what happened to me. But you do have to clean your ears a lot...but all she has to do is put rubbing alchohol on them...I think she can handle it.