Dear Meg: My five year old daughter wants to pierce her ears. She also always wants her nails polished. Is this too much too soon?
Dear Meg: My five year old daughter wants to pierce her ears. She also always wants her nails polished. Is this too much too soon?
I recommend that parents make their daughters wait until they are are closer to middle school or junior high (6-7th grade.) until they are allowed to have their ears pierced. This is the time when they are beginning to go through puberty and I feel that at this age, they are old enough to wear some jewelry and take car of their pierced ears. Also, delaying pierced ears gives the girls something to look forward to.
So often kids get too many “grown up” privileges too early.