soledad what is wrong with a 8-ten year old deciding if they want their ears pierced or not, they are old enough to know what they want then u know,
yes of course the PARENTS will always have to make the decisions regarding their children,thats the way it will always be and has to be.
I am a parent who prefers to guide my children not make all their decisions for them,i also have taken the approach with religion, my children are not raised in any faith, but have been exposed to many different faiths and cultures , as nz is a muliti=-cultural society, there are over 35 different races at my daughters school,, so she has lots of friends from all over the world, and has enjoyed going with them to their churches, but she will decide if she wants religion or not.
Now that does not mean i let a ten year old RULE, dont get what i am saying wrong and take it out of text please.
I guess i have raised a somewhat different issue here, but just trying to get my point across.
I think we shall have to agree to disagree, i dont look at young kids with ears pierced with disgust or anything, its just not what i would want for my child ok.
p.s. i had another thought, perhaps why babies dont get infections the same, is they are not going around touching everything and not washing their hands, which as we all know kids are famous for