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A two-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department 40 minutes after her mother saw her swallow an unknown number of the grandmother's paracetamol tablets. She is well and her observations are normal. The account is consistent, fits what a two-year-old can do, and the family drove straight in with the bottle. The mother is crying, says repeatedly that she is a terrible parent for leaving the room, and asks whether she is going to be reported. Which one of the following is the most appropriate response to her?