A MUM has hit back at people who've shamed her for letting her ten-year-old child get a belly piercing.
Whitney Ainscough, who recently went viral after her daughter had got acrylic nails, took to TikTok to explain why she was fine with body modifications on her child.
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''Why did my ten-year-old daughter have a belly piercing? Because I'm her mum,'' Whitney, from South Yorkshire, said in the video.
''I said she could,'' the mum said, adding that she took her daughter for the appointment at the piercing shop too.
Hitting back at the criticism, Whitney revealed she was aware there would be ''divided opinions'', with people insisting it was ''wrong'' and she should've not have allowed this to happen.
''But at the end of the day, I'm her mum, I'm the one who takes responsibility for whatever she's got done.
''It is clean, it is looked after.
''I don't see no issue with belly piercing a ten-year-old.''
Since being uploaded to her page, @itsmebadmom, the clip has received quite the attention, winning the parent more than 220k views.
But whilst Whitney may not think much of the piercing, the reaction on social media was different, as hundreds raced to slam her.
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One person exclaimed: ''Belly piercing at 10 is wild.''
A fellow mum agreed, writing: ''My daughter is 11 and won’t be getting it done till at least 15!''
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''Doesn't anyone read about keloids!!?? She is so young!'' someone else was mortified.
According to NHS, a keloid is a raised scar that appears after a wound has healed - this can be caused by either acne, a cut, a burn and in some cases, a piercing.
The website stated: ''You cannot prevent keloid scars, but if you are more likely to get them it's recommended to avoid getting tattoos and piercings.''
But amongst the thousands of viewers were also those who agreed with Whitney, with one person writing: ''it's your daughter nothing to do anyone else.''
''My daughter had hers done the day she left primary school at 11,'' a parent chimed in.
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This is not the first time the mum's gone viral - Whitney first hit headlines on media after showing how she had whipped up a dinner for her family-of-five under £5, as well as transforming her ''sh**y council house'' on a budget with bargain buys from TikTok.
Whitney has since become somewhat of an internet sensation, winning almost 190k fans on the popular platform.
