Question for those of you who had little kids at one point - specifically girls - at what age was it ok for them to start wearing jewelry? Specifically necklaces.
With everyone so safety conscious and "nothing around their necks" and all - at what point are little girls "allowed" to wear jewelry? Pretty much all my friends have boys and don't really know.
Except when she was on the ice (she plays ice hockey), I let my daughter wear necklaces starting around age 3 - some "little girl jewelry and dress up/pretend play beads.
Cheryl
In message , Dwyn writes
Well I only had boys. I think that whatever age they are allowed to wear necklaces there should be a weak link in it somewhere. That would be able to allow it to break if snagged.
A point in fact is. When I worked in a library we were given a personnel alarm that hung round our necks. We has been experiencing threatening behaviour from some of the local rough necks. The alarm had a round rubber thong that went round the neck and the idea was to pull on the device to make the alarm sound. It would ring in the local police station However I could visualised someone grabbing the thong and using it as a garrotte without the alarm going off. So the alarm stayed nearby in a drawer. One day a local policeman came in for a periodic check and asked why we were not wearing it. So I asked him to remove his helmet and put it round his neck and grabbed the thong to demonstrate. He went quite pale and was very scared. He then understand how we felt. The alarm was withdrawn. It had no weak link for a breaking point.
Just my opinion. Hugs Shirley
Great idea!
Cheryl
Love the jump ring idea.
I remember having a very thin gold necklace from a very young age, I mean on the order of a millimeter, probably less. Of course this was a long time ago, but I'm sure it would have broken if it had gotten snagged.
I wear my watch around my neck on a shoe lace and my keys on a lanyard, neither one of which have breaking points. It never occurred to me that there's a danger to that. Jump rings ...
Thanks!
Maren HiloBeads: Beads - Beading Supplies - Hand-made Jewelry Website:
You could fix this by putting a magnetic clasp on it.
I make id badge holders for nurses and a requirement is that they be break aways so this can't happen to them.
Celeste
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