Howdy,
I usually place my Glock 23 on either the nightstand, top the the dressed, or in the upper left hand drawer of the dressed.
I usually carry a Taurus PT 845 in my work truck ( it's not really a work truck, I just drive it back and forth to work ) and when I get home I place it either on top of the dryer or on the kitchen bar.
My daughter is 17yo and lives with her Mom and stepson will be 23 next month and has his own apartment so there aren't any little kids at home to worry about them handling a loaded handgun.
Besides, both have been around guns since day one.
Paul