To pierce or not to pierce an infant’s ears? It's a question that parents have debated for decades. For some families, ear piercing is a cultural tradition. Others simply like the way it looks.

A designer of fine jewelry, Ms. Tash has been creating earrings for pierced ears since 1993, when she opened a studio in the East Village in New York.

But since July 2017, St. Cloud-area parents can head to Sartell Pediatrics, which offers ear piercings for kids ages 6 months and up. "It's a service the might otherwise be anxiety-provoking ...

In 2019, they opened Studs, a Gen Z and Millennial-forward ear-piercing and jewelry store, in New York City. Since then, they’ve taken the concept all over the country.