Parenting question

[HarleyDog]

(03-06-2017, 07:03 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: I would have joined in, because I think it is funny as hell.  I also would have made her/them have a time period before doing it again and explain that is so they don't lose oxygen in their blood (just to keep them in check about it.  3 or 4 minutes or so between balloons).

Totally agree with this approach. You don't want to ever sit around and do nothing or you will develop a habit of doing so. If you were concerned, you should have slowed it down a little. Parenting is a tough job. We want to be our kids friends and protector. You did ok Fred. However to post it on here, your conscience tells you otherwise. Sometimes we just have to figure out the balance. Your child sucking on helium by no means says she will grow up to be a meth head or a crack smoker (are those the same? I don't know). However, helium, although not flammable, makes everything it comes in contact with more flammable. So, there was a 1/1000 chance something bad could have happened. Of course you might not have known that, but your concern was valid.