How old should u be to get 2nd holes in your ears??

Question

ok, i have a daughter..shes 12 and she is dying to get 2nd whole piercings!! what do i do? help? because i dont want her to start like wholes in her body i dont want her to become a freak..!

Answer 1

Lol its okay. Let her get it. It won't harm her if she really wants it. I got my second hole in my ear at 12 years old. It shouldn't bother her. Hey maybe she will back out of it or something. But I dont really see anything wrong with her getting it done. :-) Have a nice night!

Answer 2

Let it be a reward for something. If it's that important to her, have her earn it with grades or behavior.

Answer 3

I got second holes in my ears when I was 15 or 16.  Personally, I think 12 is a little young, but if they're in the bottom part of her ear it should be okay because she can always let the holes close later in life if she doesn't want them anymore.  If she wants to get pierced in the top part of her ears BEWARE those holes NEVER close up.  Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I think 12 is okay to get the 2nd hole in the ears. I got mine at like 15 I think. I just wanted it because I liked the little studs in the second, then pretty dangly earrings in the first. And when I got it done I had no thought of getting anything else pierced!

Answer 5

you can be a baby and get a 2nd one

Answer 6

The rule in my house was 16 for double piercings...and that was it as far as piercings went.

I got mine double pierced at 16...and by 19, I was tired of them and took them out for good.

As long as you make it clear that four holes total is all she gets, then I don't see the harm in it. Just make sure it's something that she really wants...and not just something all her friends are doing...

Answer 7

i believe 12 is the right age. as long as she is mature enough to handle this discussion. the real question is is she going to take care of it or is it going to land the two of you at the doctors?

Answer 8

She'll respect you more if you allow her to be herself and express herself in a way that is not hurting her or anyone else. Second holes in her ears are not going to hurt her. It's a form of self expression. If you try to control her too much because of your own fears she will rebel against you that much more. Allow her to be herself and she will trust and respect you. Just because she gets a second piercing doesn't mean she will go directly into eyebrow, nose, tongue, and belly button piercings. I say she's definitely old enough.

Answer 9

its just earrings.  i dont think its a big deal.  make it clear that there will be no piercings anywhere else.    it wont look tacky unless she also dresses tacky.

Answer 10

I think at that age if it's just her ears and she can take care of them then why not.

Answer 11

i asked my parents to let me get my second whole when i was 12, and they made me wait until i was 14.  you could tell her that she needs to wait until 8th grade of highschool.

i don't think it would make much of a difference if she pierced them now though.  i got my second whole when i was allowed to at 14.  now i'm 18 and i haven't added any too them, so you shouldn't worry to much.

when you take her to get them done you could say that she can't ask for any more piercings until she's at least 15.