Agree, as someone who has had infected ears previously and has to use hypoallergenic stuff - no way would I bother getting a young child's ears pierced.Same here my child decides she will every year since she was 6 and keeps postponing untill next year. She doesn’t want sore ears that are healing while she plays her favourite sports.
Babies/young toddlers with pierced ears just does not sit well with me.
Obviously each to their own.