{"id":2830,"date":"2018-12-14T22:41:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2018-12-14T22:41:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:41:37","slug":"teenagers-and-tattoos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/teenagers-and-tattoos\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenagers and Tattoo’s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tattoos and body-piercings can be a way for young people to express their identity. Young people get tattoos and body-piercings for lots of reasons, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 because they want to be like their peers
\n\u2022 as an expression of identity and individuality
\n\u2022 as a fashion statement
\n\u2022 because they want to rebel against their parents\u2019 values
\n\u2022 as part of a traditional rite of passage for their cultural group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will see lots of people, young and old, with tattoos and body-piercings, so if your child is interested in getting a tattoo or piercing, it is a good idea to talk about it with your child. This can help him understand the risks and make a responsible decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting a tattoo or body-piercing does come with some risks. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 infection
\n\u2022 allergic reactions
\n\u2022 eczema flare-ups
\n\u2022 serious infectious diseases like hepatitis C and HIV
\n\u2022 thick scars called keloids (these are more common among people with darker skin)
\n\u2022 gum disease or damage to teeth from mouth piercings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your child wants to get a tattoo or a body-piercing, talking about it with him is a good first step. It is OK for you to let your child know how you feel about the tattoo or body-piercing. You might feel fine about it, you might really hate the idea, or your feelings might be somewhere in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is worth being careful about banning tattoos or body-piercings completely because this might result in your child getting one anyway without taking the proper safety precautions. Your child has to know that it is a bad idea of getting a tattoo at 16 because he might decide he does not like it in five years time, but then it will be difficult and cost a lot of money to get rid of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You and your child might find it helpful to talk to someone who has a tattoo or a body-piercing to get a different view. You could ask how the person felt about the tattoo or body-piercing at first and how the person feels about it now. You could also ask whether it has had negative consequences or whether the person would do things differently now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some other things that are worth talking about with your child if he wants a tattoo or body-piercing. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 caring for the tattoo or piercing in the first weeks or months, while it heals
\n\u2022 getting a tattoo removed in the future; pain, cost, and difficulty
\n\u2022 getting a job; how a facial tattoo or piercing might affect your child\u2019s job prospects
\n\u2022 feeling regret in the future if the tattoo is of a boyfriend\u2019s or girlfriend\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People with certain conditions, or on some medications, should avoid tattoos or body-piercings because they have a higher risk of infection or complications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you agree to your child getting a tattoo or body-piercing, or if he\u2019s going to get one no matter what you say, protecting his health and safety is really important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tattoos and body-piercings can be a way for young people to express their identity. Young people get tattoos and body-piercings for lots of reasons, including: \u2022 because they want to be like their peers \u2022 as an expression of identity and individuality \u2022 as a fashion statement \u2022 because they want to rebel against their… Read More »Teenagers and Tattoo’s<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[228,540,681,877,885],"class_list":["post-2830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-body-piercing","tag-infection","tag-piercing","tag-tattoo","tag-teenagers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}