As the parent, you get to choose when you have your daughter's ears pierced. Having them done when they are a baby or a toddler is super fun, and they will look very cute with their little earrings. However, because your daughter is so little, it is important that you do a few different things to ensure that the earrings are safe and pain free for your daughter. This article will discuss three tips for picking out earrings for your baby or toddler.

Choose Earrings That Have Safety Backs

Earrings are small and can be lost very easily. They are also easy for your child to stick in their mouth and choke on or for their siblings to stick in their mouths. To stop your child from being able to remove their earrings on their own and also to help avoid the earrings getting lost, you should purchase earrings that come with safety backs on them. These safety backs click or "lock" into place once they are pressed onto the back of the earring. The earrings can still be removed when the time comes, but this will take quite a bit more force. This stops your child from being able to remove them on their own and also helps to avoid the earrings falling out when your child is sleeping, playing, and so forth. This makes the earrings safe to wear at all times. 

Choose Earrings That They Can't Grab

Your baby or toddler is going to be naturally curious about what is in their ear. Because of this, they may try to pull or otherwise tug on their ear to see what is in it. If they have a hanging earring in their ear when they do this, they risk actually ripping the piercing in their ear. This would cause them a great deal of pain. Rather than having to worry about this, you can instead choose earrings for your daughter that she isn't able to grab, at least until she is a bit older. Stud earrings are perfect starter earrings for your daughter because they are so close to the earlobe that she won't be able to grab and pull on them. 

Choose Earrings That Are Made of Pure Gold or Silver

Another issue that some babies or toddlers have with their ear piercings is a high level of sensitivity to what the earrings are made out of. For example, their ear may become infected or inflamed when an earring made of cheap metal is placed inside of it. To avoid this, you should only purchase earrings that are made of pure gold or silver. These earrings are much higher quality and will not cause the ear to become irritated. They do cost a bit more than the cheaper metals, but they are well worth the cost both because they are safer and because they last longer. 

Talk to a company such as Rinehart Brothers Jewelers for more advice about what kinds of earrings are appropriate for your child. 

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