MUMBAI: As television networks dedicated to children gear up for the summer holidays with their programming best, studies indicate that with free time on their hands kids consume more television, video games, the internet and their in-activity results in a gain in weight.

A study released earlier this year found that kids actually gained more weight over the summer than they did during the school year, drawing into question the assumption that kids spend their summers playing outdoors.

"Media is a huge part of kids' lives today -- kids actually spend more than twice as much time with media each week than they do with their parents," said Common Sense Media CEO and founder James Steyer. "It stands to reason that, given more free time when they're out of school, kids are inclined to use more and more media."