[gina70]

My dd1 is 15 and wants to get her belly button pierced this year. I have said 16, but she said she wants it done in winter when she will be a couple of months off 16 so she can swim in summer. I said no, but she is nagging about it. What do others with teenagers think or what have you said yes to?

[jupiter123]

Sorry but I would make her wait until she is 18.

I may be wrong but i think the legal age for body piercings is 18 so you may be hard pressed to find a piercer that will be willing to do it before then even with your consent.



This post has been edited by jupiter123: 16/02/2013, 09:06 PM

[blue4me]

I had my belly pierced at 15, wasn't a big deal and most of my year group had already had theirs done. My kids are only very young and boys not girls but if I did have a teenage girl I personally wouldn't have a problem with it. I would be more concerned if it was a facial piercing but not the belly.

[~sydblue~]

I know a woman who let her 9(almost 10)yr old get hers done.
I have told my kids they will not get theirs done until they are working and old enough to get it done without permission, and pay for it themselves.

Should add, that DD13 hasn't asked. She has seen one too many girl get hers ripped out or injured during soccer.

This post has been edited by ~sydblue~: 16/02/2013, 08:34 PM

[gina70]

Thank you for your input. It looks like legally she has to be 16 without my consent, but she said she knows a place that will pierce at a younger age. She is a huge sook and doesn't even have her ears done!

[Sunnycat]

I had my belly button pierced when I was 13 going on 14. I saved up my pocket money and paid for it myself.

That being said I don't have a teenage daughter and would probably not want them to get pierced until they are over 16 and pay for it themselves. I'd make her wait if you've already told her she has to wait until 16.

[Minxybug]

that is correct you need a parent to accompany a person under the age of 18 for a piercing of any kind (sister is a body piercer by trade)

As for my own experience......

Also it is better to have it done in summer as you can have very light clothing over the new piercing and it is better healing to go swimming in the ocean (salt water)

Just make sure she knows that when it eventually comes time for her to have her own children that piercing will never look the same and will become stretched.

Personally (not that I have teenage children......yet) I would prefer that they get a piercing rather than a tattoo. Allowing them to make that decision later on after the age of 18.

hope all goes well with the decision and your daughter.

[belnryan]

I don't see belly piercing as a huge deal, dd1 had her belly button pierced when she was almost 16 and dd2 had hers done last year at 14.

I pick my battles and this to me wasn't a battle i had to win.

I'd much prefer to sign a consent form and know it was done at a reputable piercing salon then them going somewhere cheap and nasty and trying to hide it from me. Not that i think my two would of done that as we have a pretty open and honest relationship, but i do know some of their peers have.

I had my belly piercing for over 10 years and it has been out for 6 years, you'd never know i even had one, there is no visible marking.

This post has been edited by belnryan: 16/02/2013, 08:41 PM

[HerringToMarmala...]

Thank you for your input. It looks like legally she has to be 16 without my consent, but she said she knows a place that will pierce at a younger age. She is a huge sook and doesn't even have her ears done!

Maybe make sure she knows exactly how they do it before she makes a decision, it might make her want to wait a bit longer. There's probably videos on youtube she can watch. I don't have my ears done because of all the horrible stories I've heard of injuries from them (family of doctors), I'd be way too freaked out to get my belly done!

[YellowKittyGlenn]

i dont have a teen but i got mine done at 16 and so did my little sister.

I too agree its better in summer she can swin at the beach which will help with healing. In winter you wear heavier and more clothing it hurts to have pressure put on it and rubs more which dorsnt help with healing at all.

TBH if she wont get her ears pierced how is she going to go with the process of getting it done? Has she seen or know how its done? Will she be able to lie still enough for the skin to be clamped and the needle pushed through?

Personally id show her a video on how its done there are a few on youtube.