to think paracetamol won't turn my daughter into a crack addict at 16?

[BerylOfLaughs]

My 5yo daughter has calpol whenever she cries and tells me she is in pain - not from a fall, but from things like leg pain which she gets from time to time. I also gave some to her last week when she had some mosquito bites which were massive (golf ball diameter) and she woke up in the night in pain/itchiness with them.
Basically, I have no problem with giving her Calpol as and when she says she needs it, but my husband thinks I should hold back and only give it to her if she's in a fair bit of pain or else she won't develop a tolerance for pain and will become dependent on drugs and will be on crack at 16.

"Not sure I would give Calpol for growing pains in a 5 year old, they are more associated with teens iirc."

No they are not. My DS had "growing pains" at about the age of 5s. He also suffered badly from mosquito bites. I would give piriton for
the mosquito bites and probably ibroprufen for the muscular pain as that reduces any inflamation. If it's painfully enough to wake them up at night then I would give painkillers.