Some babies are fussy, others are very relaxed. Most kids are a mix of the two with a dash of unpredictability thrown in. You never knowing which trait will reveal in different situations. In the ...

Parents — you might want to be all ears for this. Dr. Tania Elliott, a board-certified physician and mom of two from New York, is warning people not to pierce their babies’ ears. Elliott is a health ...

Boundaries and consent are two very important things. But, what happens when someone is too young to enforce them? One set of parents thought they had explained boundaries for their child thoroughly, ...

Some parents abide by cultural customs and piece their child's ear when their still a baby. Others find the act to be nonconsensual and wrong, waiting until the child themself expresses a desire to ...

Ear Piercing in Kids: Ear piercing is a common tradition for children in India. However, there is a right age for it. Getting a child's ears pierced too early can lead to serious complications. In ...

A new petition in the UK is rapidly clocking up the signatures to have ear piercing banned for children and babies. In fact, it’s gathering such momentum that it’ll probably have reached its goal of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A mother on TikTok has sparked an online debate after she pierced her newborn daughter’s ears one day after giving birth. The woman, who goes by the username @laraticaofficial on the app, originally ...

Delaying ear piercing until the pre-teen years or later may increase a person's chances of developing keloids - raised, fibrous scar tissue. Among a small group of patients with keloids that developed ...