What to do when my son wants his ears pierced?

its just earrings, if later he dosent like them he can take them out. if it makes him happy, then let him (within reason lol). he needs to express himself and if this is the way he wants to (and it isnt just a phase because hes been going on about it for a year) let him. maybe talk to him about it. ask him why he wants them pierced and what he likes so much about it. ask him where he got the idea etc and you may get some insight to where he got the idea from.

if I were you I would just let him get the right one done (the boy one) because other parents/people may not accept a boy with 2 ear piercings.

the actual ‘piercing ears’ is not a big deal. its not permanent or shocking to anyone. heaps of kids get them done young. I know quite a few people who actually got them done at birth (which I think is silly because the child cannot make a choice) but your child wants to so its different.

its the psychological side of this that you should look into, as I said before, find out why he wants them done. if hes been asking for a year there is most likely a vivid reason; as most kids go through phases which last typically a few days ranging through to a month-ish. your boy must have a very strong reason as to why he wants his ears pierced. if its just ‘oh billy from school has them and they are cool’ then theres nothing to worry about, but if he comes up with something like ‘I want to be a girl’ then you may want to go and see a counsellor! but I doubt it will be that, he probably saw it on TV and loved the idea.

but yeah I would just let him, its not a big deal.

5 is a little too yung, not that I think that is wrong because I have seen kids yunger than that. But someboys do like it and it does not mean that he is gay or anathing, just tell him when he becomes a teen or a pre-teen.

Talk with him again. Personally, I think 5 is too young for pierced earrings, I think it would be better to wait until his teens.

Other than that, I don’t have anything against boys/men having earrings, so long as I don’t find the %@#$% stud in the living room with my big toe!

Try talking with him again, tell him that its painful and try to persude him to wait a little while, until you think he is ready.

see my brother was the same way and most people would let them get it cause later he might change his mind. I know my brother did lol. see young boys have their ears peirce all of the time around me I see it. most of the time they learn from their mistakes. I dont think there is anything wrong with it!!! I see boys about that age with the ear peirced all the time. just make sure you get the right ear done cause if you get the wrong ear done it means hes gay and hes a little to young for that. but letting him get his ear peirced is not much diff. from a girl getting hers done. like they say a girl can do just about anything a guy can do and its also the other way around a guy can do the same thing!!!

Just let him get his ears pierced.

tell him its gay…

men that wear earrings dont look right…

all they need is a eye patch to look like Pete Burns lmao

Let him do it! It is harmless, and will only make the time when as many boys get it done as girls do come sooner! I know there are Thousands of boys who wish they could get it done but don’t because they are afraid of what people will think! You should be begging him to do it! 5 is also the perfect age. That way, its not so young that he has no choice, but people will know him as having pierced ears and he won’t feel pressed about it! DO IT!