goes both way doesnt it. Forcing a child to have short back and sides if he wants a more relaxed style could be seen as living through your children. Most people i guess are going to dress their children in a way they think looks nice. My sons got long blond curly hair. Im not living through him, i just think it looks sweet so i let it grow

I bet he looks adorable! Of course I think most parents dress their young kids and fix their hair in styles they like and think looks nice. I've seen some young boys with reverse mohawks, pierced ears, and sagging pants but I'm sure their parents think they look cool. I just mean when it's a baby or a toddler, the parents are usually making them look what's nice for their own lifestyle.

I had my ears pierced as an infant, and mostly every other girl in my family, I was always ok with it, and chose 2 get more as I was older. It hasn't been the same for boys however, they haven't been allowed to until they were grown if they chose 2, except my son, I got his pierced when he was 1 1/2 yrs. I use 2 think negative of it, but when I had my son, my views on it changed. it's a piercing, not a tattoo, it can easily b taken out. there are more important "parenting" issues 2 b concerned about

QUESTION: Should parents be allowed to take their children to Claire's or wherever to have their ears pierced?

I say no. A piercing is something that should be consented to, and there is just no real reason other than selfish interest for parents to put holes through their kids' ears.

I don't remember how old myDaughters were when they asked to get their ears pierced, but I took them down to get it done. I didn't ask all my friends to vote on it either. It's a personal choice and nobody else's business.

I don't remember how old myDaughters were when they asked to get their ears pierced, but I took them down to get it done. I didn't ask all my friends to vote on it either. It's a personal choice and nobody else's business.

I guess the question was more geared toward people who bring infants/toddlers/children who aren't old enough to request them in.

In that case, I guess it's up to the parents. I don't think I want to invite people into my family life and let them help me make these decisions. I wouldn't do it, but if my wife had wanted it done, I would have supported that decision.

I got my ears peirced for my 9th birthday. Honestly, I wish my parents had done it when I was younger so that I wouldn't remember having it done. It hurt like hell and that memory won't go away. I did go to Clarie's to have mine done and where I grew up that was the only option but I never had a problem with mine.

Even if you get a child's ears pierced when they are a baby they still have the option of not having them when they get older. It's a piercing. It will eventually grow over. As for boys, if I ever have one and he wants to pierce his ears then he can do it. So long as he doesn't break any school rules. If school says he can't wear them, then he can't wear them while at school.

I will say that many companies are becoming more open to a variety of people and realizing that individuality is important. The company I work for has a dress code but the only rules about hair is that it has to be clean. We also don't discriminate because of tattos. I know 2 girls here who both have pink hair and know several guys with tattoo sleeves. It does't effect their work or their ability to promote within the company. Hopefully, this will become more the norm as time goes on.

I'm allergic to metal, even the hypoallergenic stuff. So is my Mom and Grandma. I can't have piercings in my ears because of this. Stands to reason that my children are very likely allergic as well, so I won't pierce their ears.

I am also allergic to most metals, and it was difficult to get my ears pierced. Attempt #1 when I was eight failed, I had to take them out because they were inflamed and becoming infected. Attempt #2 when I was sixteen was better-- I think hypoallergenic earrings have improved over the years. Even still, I had to deal with a lot of swelling, and put antibiotic ointment on them multiple times a day to prevent infections. I am happy to finally have pierced ears, though.

Because of the allergy likelihood, I would at least wait until my kid is old enough to take good care of her ears... mid to late elementary school, probably. Plus, an older kid getting a piercing infected is not as dangerous (in my mind) as a baby getting one... that could turn bad pretty quickly, since babies and toddlers are so small.

I had my ears pierced as a kid, and now I'm in therapy.

Just kidding. I had my ears pierced and I cried, and my parents got me a Legend of Zelda statuette, and I was so happy! Earrings are normal and not really painful. It's not a huge decision. Decide you don't want to wear earrings? take them out, the hole will close.

All the girls in my family had thier ears peirced at 6 weeks old at the Dr's office after our first shots. I did the same with my daughter. When I was younger I almost never wore earings and Now I do all the time. My daughter wears earings all the time and if she loses one I have to put a new pair in as soon as possible or else she freaks. She's 8 and she thinks they make her look pretty. My son will probably want to get his ears pierced when he is older seeing as almost every man he knows has pierced ears including my ex-husband.

im really confused at the idea of a doctor piercing ears. why would they??

meh. i got my ears pierced when i was a baby. got my second hole in both ears by the time i was 8 years old...i don't think it's that big of a deal...