Hiding files from other users

I have two user accounts. Mine is an administrator's, and my daughter's is not. When I ran a search in spotlight in my daughter's account, I saw that my Safari History and iChat transcripts are visible from her profile. How do I hide these files so that she cannot access them? I still want to keep them, but I don't want her to see them. Thanks!
-David

Select a file or folder in the Finder, choose Get Info from the File menu, and set it so that only your account has access in the Sharing & Permissions section.
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