5 steps to Guide Your Child's TV Time

Time spent watching TV takes time away from reading, playing and being active.

Watching a lot of TV can be bad for children's health and can affect children's weight.  Children who watch more TV tend to weigh more.

1. Be a good role model

Eat healthy food, be active, and

limit how much TV you watch.

2. Choose when the television is on

Limit TV time and stick to it!

3. Keep TV's out of kids' bedrooms

It's too hard to know what they

are watching and when it's on.

4. Turn off the TV during meals

Focus meal time on talking

with each other!

5. Get Active!

Get your kids moving! Go for a walk,

turn on the music and dance, give

 them chores...the activities are endless!

How much TV should kids watch?

-2 years and younger: none

-Older than 2 years: no more than

 2 hours a day