A former Claire's employee was allegedly told that it was policy to follow through with a piercing if a parent insisted, even if the child had to be held down.
At the risk of sounding like an old "fuddy duddy," I don't get ear gauging. Maybe this is the same as our parents hating tattoos or guys piercing their ears or maybe even lips and or noses, but the whole or "hole" gauging thing seems too intense at least for me.