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摘要

Years ago, when our son was in his early teens, my wife and I were pleased that he opted to have his ears pierced, when he might have chosen some more risky way to express his independence. I bring this up only because he might wonder why the AAP guideline quoted in this In Brief suggests waiting "...until your child is mature enough to take care of the pierced site herself." Even back in 2004, when the guideline was published, boys too quite commonly had their ears, and other body parts, pierced-let's not leave them out of our counseling.