Should I allow my 10 year old son to pierce his ears?

Question

My son has wanted his ears pierced for awhile now. He is pretty mature for his age. Need some opinions on this..

Answer 1

The way i see it, if he keeps good grades, isn't in trouble( more than normal for a kid his age) and isn't a defiant child, go for it.  It

Answer 2

if he wants to just let him but tell him to be really nice to u before he gets them

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

If your 10 year old was a girl you wouldn't even be asking this question.  Boys geting their ears pierced seems to have become more acceptable these days.  You may need to consider the dress code as his school.  If his school won't have a problem with it, I say let him.  If later he decides he doesn't like it, he can take the earring out and let the holes close up - no harm done.

Answer 5

I would want to know why he wants to get his ears pierced.  Are all the other kids doing it, or is he just being his own person?  If he was a girl, would it be a problem for you?  I wouldn't like it, but I think I would let him do it.  Hopefully, he's not trying to go along with the crowd.  I'd rather my kid be a leader than a follower.

Answer 6

Totally, if you're okay with it.

Answer 7

this is a question only YOU the parent can answer.  if he were a daughter, would you be in the same quandry.  explain to him the pain, the importance of keeping the wounds clean till they're healed, and ask the pediatrician for a referral.  stay away from the malls.

Answer 8

no offense- but he will regret it later if they never close up. its a ... fashion fad? although i see no one wearing them anymore. also, this may lead to nose, eyebrow, and tongue piercings later... i dotn really believe boys should get any body parts pierced unless its a cultural thing.

people _will_ make fun of him. other kids his age will; he is 10 - he still has a lot of schooling to go through, and all the teachers will treat him differently as soon as they see his piercing.

good luck

Answer 9

yeh why not

Answer 10

Sure,pierced ears for dudes are very trendy.

Answer 11

call me old fashioned but the bible says what  you do to your body you are also doing to Jesus so do you want  to inflict that pain on him, has he not suffered enough for us.but if your not a christian you would not think twice about that.

Answer 12

Personally I'm against piercings in general.

When I was 10 there were two kids (boys) in school who had pierced ears, and they were the trouble-makers and teen smokers etc. etc.

So I guess I just have this idea that kids with pierced ears are not good kids... maybe that's just my prejudices though.

It's entirely up to you in the end though.

Answer 13

totallly let him do it if he dosnt like them then all he has to do is keep his earrings out for a while and the wholes will grow back in Good luck though :)

Answer 14

I think he should be allowed to- it's his body any ways you should let him do what he wants with his body. any ways I personally would never get a pierced ear.

Answer 15

go for it

Answer 16

I say yes.  Just make sure he's aware of the care he will have to take with his ears when he first gets them done.  Question to you:  would you allow your 10 year old daughter to get her ears pierced?

Answer 17

if u dont have a problem with it

Answer 18

sure why not, they can always grow back in...pierced ears are the norm..i figure if it can be undone than go ahead and do it! when i was younger i had purple hair...until i realized i looked like an idiot

Answer 19

Absolutely not!

If God wanted men to have pierced ears we would of

been born with them,

Piercing is just plain wrong, pardner!

Answer 20

I had a child in my class with a Mohawk. The parents thought it was cute (child was 5). I knew he was a sweet child and not a problem as far as behavior.

Other parents judged him on it.

They told me not to let their child play with that student.

Sadly; although I knew he was a wonderful child, and his parents were neat people...People who go on first impressions were very quick to label him as bad to be around.

People are strange that way.

Answer 21

If you and your spouse agree that it doesn't bother you, then go ahead.  You wouldn't have a problem with a girl that age doing it.  One thing to remember though...  kids aren't always that good with taking care of things, so stress to him that it needs to be taken care of properly to prevent infection.  I had to take my daughter's out and let them grow back because she kept messing with them and they got infected pretty badly.  You also need to look into the school's dress code to see if it's allowable.  If it's not and you're not willing to make a big deal over it, then let him know he won't be able to wear them to school.  In that case, you need to get it done pretty soon, so they are healed enough by school time that not wearing them during the day won't cause them to close back up.  Find out about the dress code as soon as you can, before the first day of school, so he won't have to find out on his own the first day of school and get embarrassed over it.  I wouldn't worry too much about his being made fun of, kids will make fun of anything, that's just the way they are.  If he gets teased and doesn't like it, he can always take them out.. it's not like it's permanent like a tattoo.  He needs to learn how to deal with jerks who tease, but at that age, he probably already does.

Answer 22

sure, but since hes 10 tell him that he needs to be able to take care of them when he gets it, but if he is having trouble he can always come to you. that way he has the responsibility of taking care of the piercings himself. (and you said he was mature for his age so thats a bonus!)

make sure you take him to a professional!!