I don't have children, but I've wondered to myself if I would allow my kids to stretch their ears if they asked. As far as piercing goes, I don't view piercings as that big of a deal,so I'd long ago decided that I'd be cool w/letting my kids pierce pretty much whatever.Not their nipples or genitals,but in my opinion,most kids, if given a choice, probably wouldn't pick those piercings anyway. They want other kids to be able to see it,& it's not like you can walk around topless or bottomless at school. Plus I guess part of me also would allow piercings in the hopes that that would 'satisfy' them for the time being so if they wanted a tattoo, they'd hold off. I have nothing against tattoos (have them myself), & not every young person later regrets theirs,but there's always that worry.
So that led me to thoughts on stretching. Would I allow them to stretch their ears. After alot of thought,& taking my own experiences into account, I decided that if it was something they wanted to do,I'd let them do it to a 00g. Now once they're out of the house, it's up to them, but I figured that although not every young person regrets doing stuff,many do. So at 00g, they'd likely shrink back if they changed their minds. But who knows-being that I have stretched ears, it may never be an issue if I had kids because alot of times,kids don't want to do what their parents do, or they view what their parents wear as 'uncool', so maybe it'd be the last thing they'd want. But I still have thought about it.
So how about you? Would you let your kids do it? To a point, or not at all? Or if you have kids already, have you let them?