This year, we took our 6-year-old to get her ears pierced. My husband and I agreed early on ear piercings were an important part of bodily autonomy and would be the determination of our children. If ...

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 ...

The decision to pierce a child’s ears is often framed as a rite of passage. But where that piercing happens — at a mall kiosk versus a professional studio — may determine not just the beauty of the ...

From embedded jewellery to scarring and infections, some in the industry want at-home kits banned.

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 ...

Ear piercing is a popular thing for teens and tweens to do in Grand Rapids. And sometimes, even younger kids are ready for this “big kid” activity. So where do you go when your kid asks to get their ...

Kimberly Hinojosa, a piercer at Lark Tattoo in Westbury, recently pierced the ears of a 7-year-old girl and then gave her father his first piercing the same day — in his eyebrow. “Piercings are for ...