In terms of specific steps, I would suggest that kids stay within a television budget. Adopt a budget of 7 hours a week, an hour a day, to any TV or video exposure. The idea is to whittle down their viewing and gaming to what they love not to whatever is on. Twenty to thirty percent of kids' waking hours are spent in front of TV, between ages of 2 and 18. Another thing parents can do is to take televisions out of bedrooms.
Parents lose all control as to what kids are watching when TVs are in bedrooms.
Kids gained about two pounds less, on average, than kids in the control group, and an inch less in waist circumference.