My 4yr old has never asked. I'll let her have them done when she really really wants them done not the first time she asks. Hopefully it will be many years away. She has bad eczema especially behind her ears which I think will cause an even bigger problem when her ears are pierced. Despite this I don't think its fair on her to say no all together. It will also be for a special occassion like an achievement or birthday.

My eldest DD was the same. She wanted her ears pierced but it wasn't until she started Kindergarten when almost all the kids had their ears pieced (I was helping out at the school and I think DD was one of only 3girls in almost 50 without her ears pierced) She got them the day before her 6th Birthday and was fine having them done. I told her she wasn't allowed to cry and she smiled when they did both bless her. She was so happy to have them done and couldn't stop looking in the mirror afterwards. She said it only hurt a tiny bit.

My mum was horrified I had them done for her at 6 until she saw them and agreed they looked very nice. I was 10 when I had mine and my mum thought I was way to young then. DD has never had an infection although if she leaves them out for a few days they start closing up very quickly.