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Not a dad but....
Education is key, but availability and familiarity also helps. My dad has had at one point in my life 60+ (I had the luxury of moving the bulk of them and the ammunition once or twice) functioning unsecured firearms in the house. I've been taught as far back as I can remember that firearms aren't toys that you treat casually and they must always be respected.
I can honestly say that he did the right thing by not making them the "forbidden fruit" that I could never get my hands on. I had access to them 24/7 (had a old semiauto Savage 12 gauge that I used for squirrel hunting at 12 that I kept in a corner of my room) so I didn't have the urge to mess with them because they were readily available any time I wanted them.
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