Profession or not, what he did is still dangerous and irresponsible. If it is his profession, then he should know all about the importance of safety while doing tricks that involve fire. His daughter shouldn't have been so close to a flame that it was able to burn her hair. He is lucky her hair is the only thing he burned. She could have sustained much more severe burns that could have lead to hospitalization, surgeries, potentially life-threatening complications, months of painful recovery, and serious scarring.

Even if he's a professional magician that uses fire in his shows, he should've been using the proper precautions that would've been used during his show (like someone standing nearby with a fire extinguisher, not being close to anyone or anything that could get burned, etc.) Plus, it's still a stupid thing to play with fire around kids, especially toddlers! He's basically teaching her it's ok to play with fire. A simple magic trick would've awed her enough. Heck, the simple pulling of the thumb, coin behind the ear, and sticking the tongue out and pulling the ears to make it move, all astonishes kids that age!