Would you let your 3yo SON....

[napua]

If a child asked me to have their ears pierced at such a young age, I would wait at least 6-12 months and see if they continued to revisit the topic. If they still wanted it done, I'd allow it. My daughter had her 2nd hole done for her 8th birthday. I took her to the local piercer at my tattoo shop and it went great. Now she's almost 11 and plays sports year round...she rarely wears earrings since they can't be worn during practice or games. She still doesn't regret it though...so I'm glad she was the one to decide.

FTR, I'd feel the same about my 6 year old son. I seriously doubt he'll ask though...he's got long hair and gets mistaken for a girl too often as it is. :/

[mjg2043]

Originally Posted by AbbieJack Nope I would not. He can get them done when he is 18 and moves out on his own.

Ditto!

DDs were done when she was 2.

[Amanda L]

Another equal opportunity NO mom here!

But in your case I would say yes, because your other two kids have already had theirs done. I think checking with your local school district is a good idea, too. That way if he had to take them out to go to school you can let him know before he gets them done.

[cbreeding]

My initial reaction would be no. Regardless of gender my kids can have their ears pierced when they can be responsible enough to take care of them.

Given that you have had your daughters done at a young age, I would go ahead and have my son's done if he wanted them.

[I_run_with_scissors]

No, but i wouldnt allow my daughter to get her ears pierced at age 3 either. Our rule is no ear piercings until the child is mature enough to care for the piercing properly on their own, male or female.

[Crankenstein'sMama0709]

In your case, I'd do it. In my son's case not till he's older but it'd be the same if I had a daughter.

[iris0110]

Originally Posted by Amanda L Another equal opportunity NO mom here! But in your case I would say yes, because your other two kids have already had theirs done. I think checking with your local school district is a good idea, too. That way if he had to take them out to go to school you can let him know before he gets them done.

This might actually be a good reason to let him do it now. Should the school district have a policy against boys having earrings he will have had plenty of time for his piercings to heal so he can take the earrings out during the week and just wear them over the weekend and school holidays. Personally if a school district told me my son couldn't wear earrings but allowed girls to wear them I would fight it. The policy was over thrown in our school district when I was a child along with the ban on long hair for boys because it was considered discriminatory. My oldest did attend one year of public school with his earring.

[Fashionably Green Baby]

Thanks for all the replies! I know this is a controversial topic and I am happy everyone has been so nice
I think I was just torn because he always gets called a girl and this is just going to exacerbate it but I am going to wait it out a few more months and if he is still asking I am going to go ahead and let him.
FTR I am also an equal opportunity NO mom but I also want to be an equal opportunity YES mom if one kids gets to do something at a certain age I think each child should be allowed barring some crazy circumstance.

[RainandRedemption]

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Originally Posted by Crow Mountain Crafts I wouldnt, because he is only 3. But I also would not allow one child to do something and then not allow the other based on sex.

[solarbabies]

No, I would not. But I wouldn't allow my 3 yo daughter to either.....not until she is old enough to take care of them herself....and maybe I will let ds then too if he really wants to.