In my opinion, things like that should be left to the child - although all little girls I saw with earrings were very proud of them, and liked wearing them a lot.
But to have a baby pierced is ridiculous in my eyes, itīs just unwanted and unnecessary pain for it!

I myself got my earlobes pierced at age 4. It was funny, because my Mom had just taken me along because she and my older sister (9 years old then) wanted to get theirs pierced - I was just brought along.
As it was, I decided I wanted mine pierced as well, and I went first, because my sister and my Mom were scared *lmao*. I never regretted it, I did not find it overly painful either.

As for tattoos - I wanted one since I was 16. But I knew my Mom would never allow it, and I did not expect her to pay for it, in the first place!

I got my first tattoo when I was 18 (which is the legal age for it here) and was not living with my parents anymore, and I paid for that one and all following ones myself, which is what I would expect from my son as well. He is 12 y.o. now, and while he likes the idea, he does not like the idea of pain, so I doubt he will go for it *laughs*.

However, what I told him was that if he should ever get one, he should make sure he seeks out a professional to get it done, and he should wait 1 year at least if he likes a motive, just to make sure the motive idea is not just a passing fancy (which I had many of!).

I donīt think it good that so many underage people get tattoos nowadays. The personality and priorities change rapidly during early adulthood, and they might end up hating their pieces at a later time.

Of course one can remove it, but that leaves scars, and the idea of removal is not what should be on your mind if you get a tattoo.
The artist works very hard to give you something beautiful you can wear with pride for the rest of your life. People who donīt understand that should stick with Henna paintings, in my opinion.