How to Remove Children's Earrings

Getting your child's ears pierced can be an exciting event, both for you and your child. However, the healed piercing may still be rather sensitive, and your child may not be able to remove her earrings herself. It is relatively easy to remove her earrings safely and gently, with little to no risk of pain or infection.

Things You'll Need

  • Hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol
  • Cotton swab

Instructions

    • 1

      Wash your hands before touching your child's ears. This can prevent germs from spreading to her piercing, and can prevent an existing infection from becoming worse.

    • 2

      Rotate your child's earrings several times to ensure that tissue has not grown around the piercing, and that the earring is not set too tightly in the earlobe.

    • 3

      Soak your child's earlobe in warm water and pat dry. Clean the back and front of the piercing using a cotton swab soaked in hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol. Dab the earring and the skin around it as gently as possible.

    • 4

      Hold your child's earlobe in one hand and find the earring back with the other. If your child is an infant or a young toddler, have someone else hold her still while you remove the earring. If possible, have this person distract your child with a favorite book or stuffed animal.

    • 5

      Pull the earring back off of the post slowly and gently. If the back is very close to the earlobe, slowly twist it off the post instead of pulling. Never yank the earring back off of the ear, as this can be painful for your child.

    • 6

      Pull the earring out of your child's ear at a straight angle. Clean the hole a second time with a clean cotton swab and peroxide. Repeat the process on the opposite ear.

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