To me, just because the dose may not be enough to warrant treatment or admission, doesn't mean it isn't still overloading the liver, and over time scarring it or damaging it.
Absolutely.

Thanks for your post Delphmoon.
I always wonder about the actual statistics when someone says when we were kids....
Just because it didn't harm 1 person doesn't mean many weren't harmed. I believe we have these warnings for the best interests of our kids, not to scare us or make life difficult for us.
I think so to. Children are soo precious and its not worth risking their health on a guess.

I think most health professionals would prefer parent be over cautious than under caution when it comes to medication administration and babies/toddlers/children.

I know I have instilled this in my husband who is a stay at home dad. When we first started using panadol I explained to him the importance of getting the dosage right and encouraged him to stop and look at the dosage in the syringe before giving it to her- basically to double check each time and not be complacent. Maybe this comes from being a nurse, but once you become complacent or habitual about giving out medication- the room for error increases IYGWIM.

Working in the community- you would be surprised to know there are alot of parents out there who actually think its ok to give their child one panadol tablet and rationalize it by saying 'well adults have 2 tablets, so a child must only need one' I nearly die when I hear this. Then they think because its normal for an adult to have panadol every 4-6 hrs, they can give it to their children every 4 hrs and boom- by 8pm you have an overdose on your hands. Not pretty

Anywho- the way I see it- if they have a safer option (being the baby/children panadol) why not use it? Better to be safe than sorry.