Pierced tongue or eyebrow, would you let your 16 year old daughter do either?

I would, and let me tell you why. First, as with a boy wearing his hair long, I don't like it, but it is a form of free expression. Teens need to express themselves and stifling them is a sure track for them to rebel on a larger scale.

Take it in perspective. Its not hurting her, and she can take it out when she gets tired of it. I would encourage her to pierce her tongue instead of her eyebrow, since that way she can take it out and hide it more easily than the one in the eyebrow.

When I was a teen, I started dying my hair. When I finished, I trounced into the living room and proudly told my grandparents what I'd done. My grandfather looked up from his paper, said, "That's nice, dear." and continued to read.

I stood there flabbergasted. My hair was platinum blonde.As a result, I learned to do all things in moderation, and what was good for me, not what was good because it was a fad. Their lack of reaction was enough to make me wonder whether that color was such a good idea for ME.

Also, instead of rebelling, I approached them and started asking their opinion, and when an older boy started stalking me at 15, I was able to be comfortable enough to tell them and get help. I strongly urge you to go with the flow on this one, because there are much bigger issues for you to be worried about with a teenage daughter. Good Luck!

Yes. I would let her know all of the risks involved and scare the hell out of her, but it would be her decision. And I would definitely take her to a shop that has an APP membership.

I have seen first hand how bad it can get when a piercing goes wrong due to incorrect procedures and jewelry allergy.

I don't have piercings. So I will tell her No about piercings. I will tell her how your teeth can be chipped with a tongue ring.

Hope she understands.

The pierce eyebrow I wouldn't really care about. But since she wants to get it done, I would use that to my advantage an let her either do something positive like get her grades up or don't get in trouble at school for a month or clean up the house, just something to use against her an then reward her for her hard work. Now, the tongue piercing is a NO in English, NO in Chinese, NO in Spanish, NO in every possible language out there, the reason is I know what it means, an a guy would look at my daughter in a sexual way an make rude comments on that tongue ring like (do you know how to use that tongue ring?) Once she turn 18 she may get it on her own because I believe once some one turn 18 you can not tell treat them like a child no more, you can only offer your advice on what you would do are what you think he/she should... hope this answer your question... good luck :).

Yes. Tongue?No. The eyebrow piercing can be taken out if later she grows up and decides she doesn't want it.

A tongue piercing is not as easy to get rid of. I had my nipple pierced fifteen years ago.It cost me $50 and six months of annoying and sometimes excruciating pain (I almost passed out when the needle was going through my flesh). I got through it, it healed, and a year later when I met my husabnd he didn't like it, so I took it out.

Now, you can't even tell, except I have constant "high beams" on that side and that side is much more sensitive, which is actually a good thing. Piercings can be eliminated later if you don't want them anymore. Just be thankful she doesn't want a tattoo!

NO, coz for her age it would only cause trouble in school, it will make bad impression and might lead to misunderstanding and misjudgment from others specially at school... plus i'll convince my kid that it would only expose him/her to possible infection or problem in the future...

If you have piercings (other than ear) and it aligns with your family's standards, then yes, I would. If you don't find them acceptable, then I'd tell her she needs to wait until she's 18. The law gives parents the authority to say yes or no on this for a reason, and it's ok to say no.

(I agreed to my son's request for a lip ring at 15, and have wished that I'd said no ever since, so I may be biased. ).

Most reputable body piercing shops will not pierce your tongue until you are 18. Which means in order to get the piercing, you would have to go to a shop that has lower standards, which could also mean lower standards in who they will hire and how clean they keep things (believe it or not, depending upon state law, tongue piercing a minor may be illegal because it is considered a sexual body part piercing). Tongue piercings are a bit more dangerous as far as infection rates, and if done incorrectly, they can have some unpleasant consequences.

They also take diligent care to heal properly, which not all teenagers are capable of. Tongue piercings are also notorious for chipping and breaking teeth. Since a 16 year old is going to be dependent upon their parents to pay for those repairs, I don't think they are actually able to take responsibility for their decision yet.An eyebrow piercing, on the other hand, requires much simpler care, and is something that even a top notch shop will do on a 16-year-old.

Though all piercings have the potential to leave scars when they are ultimately removed, an eyebrow piercing is pretty low maintenance and generally heals well. If an eyebrow piercing starts to reject (the body starts to force the metal out by expanding the piercing hole), however, it should be removed immediately to prevent scarring. Teenagers with piercings may need some extra couching on hygiene issues though.

Piercings are open wounds until they heal (an eyebrow wouldn't be healed for 6-8 weeks on most people), which means that touching them or allowing other people to touch them, is not safe. Bedding also needs to be kept very clean, especially if there are animals in the house. Animals sleeping on sheets have been known to spread staph infections to piercings and fresh tattoos.

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