Yes, and any sane parent would agree. Physical safety is a prime consideration.
Here's a bunch of examples (query: fork in electrical outlet):
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fork+in+electri...
(Come to think of it, college is when you really have to worry about your kids frying themselves because they saw something cool on the Internet. At that point, you've let your guard down and assume you don't need to babyproof. But I distinctly remember being sad that I'd missed the exploding wires demonstration in physics class and deciding to replicate it myself with a frayed Ethernet cable in my dorm room...that could've gone very badly. And my friend electrocuted himself trying to get pirated satellite with a board he'd bought off the Internet and a dish we self-installed on the dorm roof.)