Too young for an ear piercing?

Helen O’Callaghan hears two sides of the argument on earrings for young girls.

AT what age should a girl’s ears be pierced? Is three years old too young? Feelgood asked members of parenting website, www.eumom.ie for their opinions.

One mother said it’s cultural: “In Spain, they do it in hospitals as soon as they’re born. I’d rather do it when they’re young, as they manage the pain better.”