Do you allow your kids to have piercing anywhere in their bodies?

I really can't say to much to my kids about it because I have some of my own. I am glad they didn't get out of hand with it. Some have done eyebrows. one has three in his lower lip and one on his eyebrow. the piecing type I don't get are the ear plug things. The ones that stretch out the hole in there ear?

I wonder why people consider earrings to be so different to other piercings. I'm not into piercing. I almost never wear earrings. (tattoos are more my thing) I don't much like the look of them, but I don't think that's a reason for someone else not to have them. I don't like the look of a tan either, but different people like different things. I actually think that the age limit for ear piercing aught to be the same as for any other body piercing though. after all, it really is no different. and it makes me sad that people think it's okay to body mod their children when they are too young to make that choice themselves. if you wouldn't pierce their eyebrow for your own choice, why do it to their ears? so long as people are old enough to have a piercing, and look after it properly, my opinion is that it's their body, as my body is mine, and we can all do with it whatever we consider to be attractive.

My daughter and I have already discussed this. She is 5. She was curious about my earrings I have one ear with double holes, and one with a single. I will be getting a second hole in my ear for my birthday.I just had a son. It is the only place I am pierced. After that I won't get anymore. The second set of holes in my ears are for the birthstones of each of my kids. When my daughter is old enough, if she wants, I will pay for her ears to be pierced. But we have discussed being excessive. When she is older and out of the house, she can make her own decisions. Hopefully setting a good example she will find a different manner of self expression.

If it was me, I wouldn't let my kids have the piercings everywhere either, I don't think it looks very good. Can't you imagine how hard it would be for them to get a job, some employers might not like that. Its just not for me, I have two holes in each of my ears but thats it, I don't have them anywhere else, I wouldn't even want my nephews to pierce their ears, but so far they haven't asked to do that...haha.

Freedom of expression is what i teach my children. However my kids are only 1 and 3. My 3 year old he'll put on some crazy things and run around the house like that and outside but no where in public. Ears is fine but all the others no i dont approve of that. However if my children get to the teen stage they are free to express themselfs but in a good way. None of the Big holes in the ears that is just nasty to me lol but whatever floats others boats but not mine it wont happen. I dont pay a lot of attention to it except when you walk buy someone and you can see right threw there ear or the got one of them nose rings that looks like something a bull would have lol then im just like eww and of course i have to ask them if it hurts HAHA. But thats just my opinion.

I don't have any kids yet, but I won't allow them to have body piercing.

I won't allow my teens to do that until they are 18. Once they turn that age, I feel that it is up to them as to what they should to do to their body. I don't approve of the peircings and I don't think that it is a choice that they should make at a younger age. I think that it is tacky looking. My 18 year old daughter now has her belly button peirced and I don't like it but she is on her own and so I try to not say anything. I believe that some day she will outgrow the "thrill" of it and she will remove it.

My kids aren't old enough to have piercings yet, but we already talk about it. They are 6 and 8 years old. I point out how unappealing some of the piercings we see are and ask my kids if they think the people who are being outrageous have great jobs. I know there are some very successful people with piercings, but for the most part I see it as people who do not respect themselves and are trying to get attention in a negative way. I hope my kids pick up on what we are talking about now and find different ways to express themselves when they get older. I'm not sure what my reaction will be if they come home with muliple piercings. I guess we'll have to cross that bridge when we get there. I would rather deal with that than a tattoo, though. I can tell you that much! I got a tattoo when I was 18, and that is one of my biggest regrets ever. I hope my kids don't make the same mistake.

I'm not a fan of piercings at all. My kids won't want any because I'll scare the crap out of them.

Piercing on other parts of the body is quiet weird but in some of the teen agers are very curios to put a pierce which some of us as a parents dont like he out put of it, we only guide them for their best but because of the new generations, they are trying to experiment to their body. In my opinion i dont really like to see my kids with too much pierce on their body especially to the boys, which i dont really like seeing pierce to their nose, ears and in any parts of their body.

I think whether or not it's "good to look at" is up to personal interpretation. I think a small nose ring can look cute and feminine. Obviously something a little more big or a hoop would look obnoxious, but if I had kids, I would allow them to get this piercing (so long as they only wore small rhinestone studs) at 13 or 14 years old. I wouldn't allow my kid to have any provocative piercings, for obvious reasons - such as tongue, belly button, or anything like that. I would possibly consider letting them get their lip pierced at 16. Piercings are hardly permanent and are a way for teens to express themselves. They can also add a lot to your facial features, especially a small stud in your nose. It also teaches teens about responsibility - and about taking care of themselves. The big problem today is that teens are REBELLIOUS, and a lot of them are learning how to do things themselves when their parents say no. For example, when my mom wouldn't let me get my lip pierced when I was 15, I decided to do it myself with my friends' help. This isn't a good idea, and it could have ended badly - with me getting a blood disease or an infection for unsanity needles. If I was a parent, and I knew my teen was going to be stubborn about it, I'd rather have them get it done professionally in a sanitary environment than have them try to do it themselves, wouldn't you agree? I guess I'm a little biased, though, because I'm 18 years old, and I have about 11 piercings (four on each ear, cartiledge, nose, lip, monroe, and I used to have my septum - and I have a little bit of experience in this field, if you haven't noticed. lol.) I barely wear my piercings, or if I do, I'll wear just a small stud here or there - and I don't think it's weird. It would be hypocritical of me to deny my kids this right, considering I've gotten so much pierced. I think it all depends on how you've grown up and what kind of values/opinions your parents ingrained in you as a teen/adult. My personal opinion is that for the most part, it's OK for your kids to have piercings - so long as it's within reason, not at too young of an age, and that they're responsible about them.

Bebs- I'm a modded mommy so I don't think there's any piercing that is "wrong" or "weird". However, the care involved with certain piercings would cause me to have my children wait on some of them. The naval takes a good amount of time to heal and it must be cleaned a great many times per day. This isn't a piercing that one too young should have because they aren't responsible enough to care for it. I don't have any issues with the nose as the healing time is fairly short-about 4-8 weeks. The tongue and lip can wait until their old enough to know how to care for them. As for myself, I have my naval piercied, both nostrils, my tregus, and both ears are gauged to almost 1-inch. Happy Mylotting. Namaste-Anora

hahaha... i have 5 piercings in my left ears, and i still wanna add them until 9 piercings... but i only have 1 piercing in my right ear... as a teen too, i love piercings... =)

i had by belly button pierced at 15, and i have not regreted it scince, i think from 14 onwards children should be allowed to decide what they want pierced. they only live once? let them get on with it.

i think it depends upon the culture.i donot think my kids will do so but i wouldnt allow them as long as they are with me.maybe they so because of peer presure from friends and also their own insecurity.

Hi Bebs, I have the same idea, I will not allow my kids if ever I will have to have those piercings..Not my type!

My daughter has a second hole but other than that there is a big NO WAY in this house. It is more of a "how do you expect to get a job looking like that" thing for us. Kids these days want to "gauge" their ears which is where they stretch the hole and put big holes in their lips and then when they grow up and want/need jobs they find out that no one wants to hire some one that looks like that.So we are saving them the surprise by simply telling them that as long as they live with us the ear is it and no more than 2 holes(that part is for protection from infection).

Of course i won't feels kinda gay when they pierce it, but what to do. Kids nowadays is free to do what they want, don't know how their parents feels bout it.

For me, i maybe allow my son to put body piercing as long as it's too much. For some people it doesn't look nice but for the other is an art and expression of themselves. Aside from that why i will allow my kids for piercing is you can take it off anytime and small piercing doesn't look dirty.

i don;t like the multiple ones in the ear but thats just a personal preference. I have my ears pierced once and i got bored one night and did my navel. i probably would have more done but i'm a bit shy about showing my body to strangers top get anything done!