A 20-month-old boy attends for his 18-month health check in an outer suburb of Perth. He walks confidently, climbs onto the kitchen bench and opens cupboards. The family moved four weeks ago into a rented house with a backyard swimming pool; the pool has a single-latch gate that the parents say they usually prop open while they are gardening. He travels in a forward-facing restraint, sleeps in a cot, and his immunisations are up to date. Which one of the following should be the priority for anticipatory guidance today?
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