We will pierce children's lobes only in certain situations - the youngest we will pierce is 8 but they must want the piercing themselves, they must be able to consent and they must be able to follow aftercare instructions and communicate if something seems wrong after the initial piercing. We believe that piercings are the individual's choice and that parent's should not decide if a child gets their ears pierced until the child is old enough to want the piercing themselves. We also believe that children do not understand the process and therefor are unable to follow instructions, are likely to touch the piercings with dirty hands which increases the chance of infections, and are unable to properly express pain or concern. The final reason we don't recommend piercings on children is because of Migration - which is the movement of a piercing within the skin which is increasingly likely during rapid growth spurts that occur with children. Migration can cause a piercing to need to be removed and re-pierced, cause scarring or cause trauma by rejecting or ripping out.