How Much Freedom of Expression Should We Give our Children?

When she was 12 years old, Alexandra told me that she wanted to get her belly button pierced.  She had seen a 15 year old friend of ours with a piercing and thought it was really pretty.  I told her I would consider it, but not before she was sixteen.  I somewhat figured that she would probably forget about it or change her mind between then and now.  No such luck! Every now and then, over the … [Read more...]