My 6-year-old said she wanted to get her ears pierced. My husband and I had let our kids decided whether they would get ear piercings and when. We took her to a professional piercer, and it was a ...

Parents itching to pierce their kids’ ears might want to put down the needle — a growing body of research suggests the popular practice could cost more than just a few tears. “Delay ear piercings in ...

This common question might be met with mixed feelings from parents. When we were kids, getting our ears pierced was something of a game of chance: infections were common and best practices weren’t ...

WRAL contributor Amy Davis got her daughter's ears re-pierced at a tattoo parlor after a mall piercing disaster. When my now sixth grader was in first grade and turning seven, she decided she wanted ...

Harvard Square piercer Owen Beane is a legend among families for his kind demeanor and commitment to consent. Soon, he’ll open a new shop. In 1996, my friend Vicky and I took the T to Harvard Square ...

Watching the small needle pierce her 18-year-old daughter's navel was a striking moment for Dr. Cora Breuner.That afternoon in late spring, her daughter finally got the jeweled belly button ring she ...

WASHINGTON -- So your teen-ager comes home with her eyebrow pierced -- should you be worried, or glad that she didn't do something worse? A report released at a conference last week suggests a parent ...

The best ear piercing places in Chicago for kids need to be gentle and hygienic, of course, but many kids and parents have other criteria on their list as well. Do they want to have both ears pierced ...