Earrings for children - what needs to be considered?

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There are many reasons why parents decide to buy their child earrings. It could be the results of cultural reasons or a family tradition, a personal preference or simply to identify the baby as a girl. However some cautions need to be taken in consideration before piercing your child ears.

Firstly, an infection of the skin could occur. It happens in the ear lobe if the tools used to pierce the ears are not clean or not sterile. It can also occur if the ear post is dirty or if the earring tightens too much the lobe. These conditions can be avoided by visiting a specialist that has been recommended to you by your medicine or by a close friend. We recommend that your child keep the first ear post for six weeks before changing to a fancier one. You will also need to keep the ear cleaned daily with some alcohol.

Secondly, allergy affection can appear for these people who are allergic to metal. We advise you to buy 14 karat gold or platinum post as it has hypoallergenic properties. They are both often used by jewellery wearer with sensitive skin.

Also, children tend to play with everything they can reach so it can be dangerous for them to wear a hoop as they might tear the ear lobe. A small stud is preferable at low age.

Finally the most important problem of buying your child earrings is that they can choke on them. Some toys with small parts are not recommended before three years old and the risk of an earring falling down is quite high. For that reason we do not recommend you to have your child ears pierced before that age.

Child earrings come in lots of different shapes and designs. The most popular one are little studs with a coloured stone in the middle or you can go for the cute little bears or heart shape earrings. You can also find a mother and child earrings were the adult earrings will be assorted to the child one. The choice is huge so you can always enjoy matching your baby earrings to his or her outfit. Fashion starts early!

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