Is my 13 year old daughter too young to get her belly button pierced?

Question

she has promised not to wear belly shirts and only wants it for swim suit season. She also has agree to take it out if i feel she is dressing inappropriately. She is very mature and I trust her not to be promiscuous, but i am not sure. Also she has saved up $50 to get it done.

Answer 1

Actually I think that your daughter is way too young.

What is with kids these days, I mean you seriously now see 8 year olds walking and talking on the cell phone while they walk the mall alone.

I think kids are getting a little too spoiled these days. But that's besides the point.

My friend that's in high school got her belly button done and she's only 16.

Seriously every day she would complain about how much it hurt and how the other day it ripped and so on. If she is 16 and she can't take the pain how will your 13 year old daughter take it? Also they get easily infected and so she will have to take care and make sure to  disinfect it every single day till it heals completely.

I think you should wait till she's a little bit older to get it done.  

But by all means you are her mother so you are the one in the end who decides if she should or should not get it done.

Answer 2

seriously...belly button rings have become so popular that it doenst even matter anymore. they look cute with  a bathing suit..many ppl have them..that doesnt mean theyre dirty..if she saved up for it now..just let her get it...shell end up getting it eventually prob so y not let her get it now

Answer 3

it sounds like she's a pretty responsible kid, so good for her =]

however, i hate to say this, but no matter how responsible she is, having a belly button ring at that age would probably attract alot of unwanted attention to her. people would assume she's older than she is. in my opinion, the minimum age should be 16, but if your daughters as cool as you say she is maybe i'd go with 15.

i'm sorry, but 13 is just too young in my opinion. when most people see a girl who's visibly young like, p*****n young, with a belly ring, they atomatically assume that they're trashy, S****y, etc. although i'm sure this isnt the case with everyone (youre girl would be an example of someone who isnt trashy)

belly rings have sexual undertones assosciated with them, and as hard as it is for her to understand, she's really better off waiting. if i were you, i'd tell her that she could get it done at 15. also, maybe you could make her feel better by offering to take her to get her nose done, or maybe cartilage, or other ear piercing- just something that doesnt have any sexual associations.

khope i helped and good luck! =]

Answer 4

Honestly, it's your choice not ours.

So i dont think we can help you.

If you and your daughter have made an agreement, and you feel that she is mature enough to have a piercing, then yes.

Also, think of the pros and cons of her getting it pierced.

It's pretty much all up to you.

:)

Hope this helps.

EDIT:

Pros: It's cute especially during  summer time! ,her friends will probably want to get theirs done toooo ,etc...

Cons: You have to be very careful to not rip it out (ouchh),It is kind of pricey, and i know for a fact that it get easily infected(my aunt and cousin got theres done but had to take it out because it got sooo badly infected) ,you have to constantly clean it, it will attract perverted 40 yr old men. (GROSS)

So yeaa.

You just have to think of the Pros and Cons about it first.

Answer 5

Well you have to choose if you want to have your daughter to have a belly button pierced I wan't mine pierced but I am to young to get mine I am only 11. So it is reall up to you if you think she is to young to have it.

Answer 6

Speaking from a Dad's point of view, I really think she should not have it done. My girls had their ears done when they were old enough to take care of them. A pierced belly button can lead to problems if it's not taken care of. When she's in school it might get irritated by her clothing. Be the Mom on this one, say no.

Answer 7

Ok, I am in debate and will try to come at this from both perspectives:

The daughter

She feels that she is a teenager, and wants to have some freedom with her body. Most people get either their ears or their belly button pierced. I think that these are the "norm". Hate to say that we need to be like society, because we don't, but if everyone does it then she wont be the promiscuous one".

The Parent

You dont want your daughter to grow up to fast. You probebly feel that getting this piercing is one step twords boys and freedom, and dont want that. Thats normal. Most parents are the exact same way, though each parent comes at it in a different way.

My Point-of-view

I think you should allow her to. I think their cute, but not s**y. I know its confusing, but when I see someone with a belly-button piercing, I dont think to my self; "Oh, wow! Id love to tap that!". I think to myself thats cute. She seems nice. I dont think im to to different than the average teenage male. (About 16).

A lot of people here fail to give reasons why, or just a quick reason. Then it appears like 9 out of 12 people say no. Meanwhile the 3 people to say yes often give a reason why. So please dont go by the number of yes / no's, go by the one that stands out to you.

Simply put, yes. I think you should allow her.

Thanks.

Nick

Answer 8

NO!! dont. i got mine done when i was thirteen and everybody thought that i was such a **** and everyone made fun of me. it hurts rreally bad too!!  im older now and everybody has one so its great now but when i was 13 it was awful. its alot of pain to go through when your that young. it doesnt hurt terribly but people will think she is a ****. kids and their parents. get a second hole instead. trust me i went through it and its not worth it when your only thirteen. when your older like 15+ its great because everybody has one.so have her wait a couple more years! trustt. imm only trying to help her.  

Answer 9

i think that 13 is a little young! i would probably wait until 14 or 15 because middle school is just way too young! but if you think she will handle it in a mature fashion  and you feel like it is ok then go for it!

Answer 10

yes i think it is....i think 16 is an ok age

Answer 11

I don't think that anybody can answer this question because the decision is up to you. This is your child and as her mother you and her need to discuss it and then you need to come up with a decision.

Answer 12

YES

trust me,i had friends do it when they were 14

now they're 18 and 19.

they regret it and think it's really embarrassing,your daughter is young and may not relize she may regret it,all shes thinking is,"i want to look good"

try something else,please

Answer 13

well my opinion might not count since i have no children of my own but i do have three nieces and would be very upset if they had it done. my 12 year old step brother says to say yes so that being said personally i would say no but you know her better than anyone so in the end its all up to if you think she's ready for one.    

Answer 14

no way, that's too young, if she did get it at that age it would migrate and reject because her body is still growing, leaving her with an ugly scar, it would be better to wait until she's 15 at least. 13 is really young, i mean seriously, she's still a baby even if you say she's mature, if other people saw it, they may get the wrong impression of your daughter.