Second ear-piercing for 5 year old - yay or nay?

[wvjules]

No. One piercing I.would go along with. I think 2 piercings on a little girl looks trashy and somewhat sensual. Not at all the look I'd want to see in a 5yr old. Of course, this mom doesn't seem to have much backbone so who cares.what I think

I don't think 2 ear piercings looks sensual at all.

 

[Sparkly]

My mum finally let me get my ears pierced at 12!

 

[marcyinPA]

I don't understand why people want their little kids to grow up so fast! Geesh- there is plenty of time for piercings and that kind of stuff. Let them just be little!

I got a second hole in one ear when I was 16, and that was a pretty big deal. I can't imagine multiple piercings on a 5 year old.

 

[kwelch10377]

I would say no, only because they couldn't take care of it themselves and because at that age their ears are a little too small for 2 earrings in each and I think it would look overwhelming on their ear. I wouldn't think it looks trashy or sensual.

 

[redrosesix]

I don't understand why people want their little kids to grow up so fast! Geesh- there is plenty of time for piercings and that kind of stuff. Let them just be little!

ITA with this -- a lot -- so I bolded it

My DD is 13 and the answer is still no -- 2nd piercings are a trend that is in and out here, but one piercing will always be cool. I'm making her wait til she is much much older - probably in college - to get her ears pierced again. Same deal with tattoos.

In fact, I'd be more likely to say yes to piercing her belly button (when she's over 16, since that one requires diligent care) than getting a 2nd piercing in her ear. I figure if it goes out of style and she no longer wants it to be seen, she can keep it covered.

And also NO to nose piercings.

 

[RachaelA]

I hate piercings on little kids. So I wouldn't say yea to one, let alone two.

Same here. My kid can get her ears pierced when she's a pre-teen if she wants them done. My parents let me get them done at 5 and I messed around with them to the point that they got infected. We let them close up and I haven't worn earrings since.

And I'm sorry, but I think 2nd holes look horrible on any person.

 

[hereyago]

Dd 14 had.hers done going into.2nd.grade. I.had mine done twice at the same time when I was 17. I was too chicken to do it myself lol.

 

[DarthMama]

I'm in the no crowd too -- I had my ears pierced at 13, and then 2nd pierced at 16 (when I was on a girl scout trip -- mom was not too thrilled about it when I came home!)

My daughter is 4 and mentions often how she would like to wear earrings. I'm trying to stall her until she's old enough to take care of the piercings on her own.

 

[atp]

I would not let my kid get a second ear peircing.

I would treat it as a tattoo or nose ring or whatever. They can do that once they are adults, if they want to.

However, I would have no problem with letting my kid get her ears pierced the "regular" way at any age. I know that isn't as common in the US, but where I live, baby girls get their ears pierced in the hospital after they are born. That's the norm, I'm not sure they even ask you if you want to do it. They probably do but it's so rare to find a baby girl that does not have her ears pierced that I wonder if they ask.

I don't know what I will do if/when I have a daughter. On the one hand I would want to let her have a choice (even though most women/girls want to have their ears pierced) and I wouldn't want to do that right after they are born for sure. On the other hand, if they are anything like me, and I don't do it when they are babies, they will never ever get it done, no matter how bad they want it.

If I didn't have my ears pierced, I would NOT, no way no how, want to go through that due to anxiety about these kinds of things. I think I would have to be sedated to do it and while it healed too. So there can be advantages and disavantages to both choices.

But for sure no on the second piercing.

 

[LongLiveDisney]

Never. I think more than one piercing looks trashy on anyone no matter where in the ear it is. Just what I think.

 

[wgeo]

Nope, DD is 7 and over half the girls in her class have at least 1 set of holes. DD has just started asking about getting pierced and I explained the process and how she had to keep the clean and not lose stuff (she is VERY bad about losing stuff) and she said that she wasn't ready yet! Which is good, because I told her I would consider it when she was 9 or 10. Hoping she's a tiny bit more responsible by then .

 

[tinkerbellfan6880]

How in the world could a second piercing look trashy? I got my ears pierced the first time in sixth grade. I was going to do it fifth grade but I chickened out before I could ask my parents. I loved having my ears pierced didn't even feel it at all. Cause I loved it so much two weeks before I went into the eighth grade I asked my parents if I could get a second piercing. Heck even my aunt got her ears pierced a second time when I had mine done. Only thing I regret is that I didn't go and get them done at Claire's. Had them done at a jewelry kiosk in the mall. I see nothing wrong with a second pierce don't find it trashy at all.

 

[badblackpug]

I don't think it's trashy. If it is I'm very trashy because I have 7 in the left and 4 in the right. That being said, I only wear 1 pair of earrings now. (and the holes are all still useable)

Both my girls are pierced (4 & 15) once. They both love and wear earrings all the time, but I wouldn't let them get pierced again. Mostly for the reason that it's a trend (neither has asked BTW, so I didn't know it was till a fad) and it's a permanent procedure (I've had mine since high school) for a trend. My older daughter asked to have her navel pierced that was also a "no." Again, because it's a fad.

Any additional piercings or tattoos can wait until they are adults and can make that decision on their own.

 

[redrosesix]

Nope, DD is 7 and over half the girls in her class have at least 1 set of holes. DD has just started asking about getting pierced and I explained the process and how she had to keep the clean and not lose stuff (she is VERY bad about losing stuff) and she said that she wasn't ready yet! Which is good, because I told her I would consider it when she was 9 or 10. Hoping she's a tiny bit more responsible by then .

This was our situation too -- and tbh, I wasn't sure my DD would have stayed sitting to get the 2nd ear done if I let her do it. She was completely turned off the idea for a couple of years after she watched a girl her age having her ears pierced in a jewelry store. And that girl refused to get the 2nd ear done.

She got hers pierced at 9.5, and it turned out to be the perfect age for her.

 

[Aliceacc]

Both my girls got their first (and only) piercings for First Communion, at age 7.

The subject of a 2nd piercing hasn't come up; neither is too fond of needles. When they do, the answer will be to ask me when they're 16.

And if they did sneak and do it behind my back, they would lose technology until the holes close completely. Not because of the 2nd hole, but because of the sneakiness. Not really anticipating that coming up though.

As to someone else's kids, that's their decision to make.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Nay from me. I think five is too young for any piercing, though I know many do not agree with me.

 

[Minerva Mouse]

Imo, nay

 

[aprilgail2]

I would let my daughter get a second hole if she wanted it--probably from 9 on but she doesn't. She had her first ones at 3 months so they were super easy to take care of, she never bothered them at all- much easier than a 5 year old who will touch them all the time!
My godson had his first hole in his ear when he was 5 and his second one (same ear) done when he was 7. He just wore two diamond studs though, nothing hanging.