Kids’ diets and screen time: to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home

Kids are exposed to junk foods often, but encouraging healthy foods at home can make a difference. Adobe stockThe availability of junk foods and screens is increasingly creating challenges for parents. But in the home environment, parents have the opportunity to shape their children’s diet, activity, screen time and health. This includes managing the foods they eat and the activities available to them – and the expectations around these. We know early childhood is a key time to influence and establish health-related behaviours, so this is important right from the beginning. Although it can be hard to think about the longer term impacts of meals and screen time during the early years, setting in place a few key healthy and sustainable practices could save a lot

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