Dr Tanya Byron's TV diet tips for mums

Research from Freeview reveals that parents recognise the need to control and monitor what their kids watch on TV and online, and how long they spend doing so. Clinical psychologist Tanya Byron offers tips on how to make sure your kids have a more 'viewtritional' TV diet

Healthy balanced viewing

Monitor your family's viewing habits for a week
Balance time spent watching TV against time spent in other healthy and enriching activities
Make sure your viewing is as 'viewtritional' as that you wish for your child

Viewtritional content

Research, read up about and discuss with other parents the relative value of programmes watched
Choose programmes that complement your child's interests and also challenge their learning
Use your Freeview+ box to record and plan your children's balanced TV diet

Don't snack!

As you don't want your child to graze on junk food all day - don't let them graze on junk TV all day
Pre-record and series link those programmes that you find nutritional using a digital TV recorder