Is 15 Too Young for Belly Piercing?

I do think 15 is to young that is why the age for tattoo's and piercing's are set at 18 but I do not agree with Palmer on saying it trash to that fool extent.. I have tattoo's and only ear piercings 2 on each side.. my tattoo's are in places that can be covered or showen if wanted (no arm tat's) eh never would I do that... You can have such things but be tastfull about them as long as you are not like hanging out like sadly most of the kids to day are.. they look up to Spears and such.. You have to let a person express them self but at the right age once 18 they choose their own path and will pay for what they do. but yes 15 is too young I would say 17 min to let her get it.

oh that would so be a grounding offense in my house if i ever ended up having a family. yes children should be allowed to make reasonable decisions, however what happens if she wants to start smoking underage "oh well thats not a good idea honey, this is why, but do it if you really want" then your responsible for starting her on a really bad addiction. good idea mom. and plus if she gets this thing...how long do you think its going to turn into a tongue piercing, then an eyebrow, then a full of lip piercing...then a tattoo. you are responsible for starting you child on a good path. letting them do whatever is not responsible at all. everyone has to experience a "no you may not". personally i think that any other kind of piercing other than the earlobes makes an otherwise pretty girl look skanky. im not saying your daughter is that would be way out of line. but your not doing her any good service by letting her do this. and i know a friend who has a tounge piercing is gonna yell at me for saying some of that...but then she waited to get hers till she was 18. and theres more to this comment but im gonna go out on a limb and say she going to post on this one as well. im sorry you disagree and its ultimately up to you...but it is my opinion

*sighs* Ok time for me to step in 15 and 1/2 is WAY TO YOUNG!!! any compatant artist wouldn't do any one at the age of 15 or even 16 years of age in my opinion this is something that "children" need to wait until they are 18 to do. Being interested in the tattoo and piercing profession I've studied hard enough to know that even with parent permission S**t can still go wrong and even then I agree with palmer it does make todays teenagers look trashy. If this is something she truly wants then she can wait till she is 18. Its just like a tattoo once you get it its a permanent fixture on your body and once healed the holes will always be there even if the jewelry is not. In either case 15 and even 16 is way to young to be getting that sort of piercing done.

When I was 15 people really weren't piercing their belly buttons. I did have multiple ear piercings at 15 and when I was 17 I did get my cartilage pierced.

Thanks for your input. Nineteen is quite a difference from fifteen.

I'm wishing now I told her 18 instead of 16. lol I'm hoping she changes her mind by then. I admire you for making your daughter wait. I think that's a good idea because by 18 they are more mature and know what they really want...at least more so then 15. Thanks for commenting.

Thank you, I agree! :)

Wow, that's a difficult situation for you to be in. It's true we have to choose our battles but I would take away all my daughter's enjoyment for a long time if she went behind my back. So far she hasn't shown any serious rebellion and doesn't seem to be the rebellious type. I'm glad to hear that your daughter took good care of herself to avoid infection. Piercing with friends or by oneself is so much more dangerous in my opinion.

She gets plenty of freedom to do activities with her friends and we have a good relationship overall. We talk about many things together and she is a good person. She is not the rebellious type and I know she will one day appreciate that I sometimes told her no because I love her.

It is good that you and your daughter talk, Of course not every situation is the same. Having just graduated with a B.A. in psychology, and having focused a bit on adolescence and adulthood, I can tell you that 15/16 is the age that many kids, are becoming adults in their own eyes. An challenge that many teens and parents encounter is how much freedom of choice and direction a teen should take over in their life. There are many kids that experience feeling that they are good, old enough and mature enough to make decisions on their own. When a good kid, has decided they want something harmless, especially when their "adult" mindset kicks in, they experience frustration, anger, and sometimes a sense of hopelessness (like they can never make their own decisions) In todays age, a belly piercing is fashionable. A 15 going on 16 year-old, that has been "good" may start leaving you out parts of their life, as they think you are being unreasonable. From her perspective, it's normal to have piercing, (we live in the post Brittney era) and her friends have one and it's "no big deal" to her. I want you to know that I am not responding because I think you are wrong, or that I am right. The reason I write is because I might provide some perspective and insight. I have never had kids, let alone teenagers, so I don't claim to know how that even is, but I am young (24) and not far removed from youth culture, and still remember what that age was like for me. I have always been a "good" kid. I had a piercing in high school, have taken it out and am going for my masters in education. I think I turned out just right ;D Good luck with everything. I know for a fact that it is great to have a mom that seems to care as much as you!

Thank you for your input, I agree with you. Thankfully she has accepted my decision and hasn't brought it up again.

Thank you for your well wishes. I'm fortunate that my daughter and I have pretty good communication with each other. But I was feeling pretty stupid earlier because she was telling me her friends mom said "tell your mom to stop being old fashioned" or something like that. But I prefer to be old fashioned and raise her the way I was raised. I didn't like my parents being old fashioned when I was a teenager either, but I'm glad for it now. I think there are too many parents out there who for some reason seem to be afraid to say no to their kids because they never do. lol

Thanks. I wish my ex has as much common sense as you seem to have. He was going to take her to get it done and pay for it too. So I called him and let's just say he isn't taking her anymore. lol