Here is a little FYI for Canadian parents. The Entertainment Software Association of Canada has created a video series to guide parents through the ESRB ratings system for video games and on parental controls for video game consoles including the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and the Personal Computer. We have a Nintendo Wii at home and although my daughter is still quite young and only uses it mainly for Wii Fit games, it's good to know about the parental controls available for it. The online videos created by ESAC show you how to use these controls so if you're not terribly comfortable fidgeting with them, these videos will show you how to do it.

You can access the videos here.