Your kids' grandparents know what they're doing. After all, you're still here, right?

But a grandparent's home isn't the same as a young family's home. The obvious difference is that children aren't at Grandma's house day-in and day-out. When the two outer generations plan a visit together, you want both sides to be safe.

Aubrey Harton of Cornerstone Pharmacy warns in this month's issue of Little Rock Family of keeping everyone safe from prescription drugs:

When your children visit their grandparents, one or both are likely to be taking prescription medications. According to Dr. Howell Foster, director of the Arkansas Poison Control and Drug Information Center, children are at greater risk of accidentally consuming medication at their grandparent’s home than their own. Moving those medications out of their reach is important. Colorful pills, in different shapes and sizes, look like candy to young children.

Here are a few more tips for grandparents to consider before a visit:

• Evaluate your own health and stamina first.
• Keep communication open and frequent with your grandchild’s parents.
• Swallow your pride and acknowledge that many basic childcare procedures have changed over the years.
• Honor parent wishes regarding routines, menus, rules and boundaries.
• Familiarize yourself with technology (cellphones, monitors, vaporizers, etc.)
• Childproof your home.
• Have plans in place for activities and fun, as well as emergencies and severe weather.  Keep pertinent phone numbers nearby.
• Learn about car seat safety and crib sleeping safety.  
• Do a trial run.
• Relax, breathe and enjoy those grandbabies.