David – who’s father to sons Brooklyn, 15, Romeo, 11, Cruz, nine, and Harper, three – is keen for the boys to spend as little time in front of the TV as possible.
“We put a time limit on it. You have to,” he told People.com at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles.
“No more than an hour. I know that sounds pretty harsh, but I want my boys to be outside playing.
“It’s so important to me that they're involved in sports -- for discipline and health. [Brooklyn] is pretty skilful. My middle one, Romeo, is the quick one; he's super fast. The small one, [Cruz], is the tough one, of course -- being the smallest boy.”
Previously, the footballer – who’s married to former Spice Girl turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham – revealed he was proud of the way he was raising his brood.
He said: “Me and Victoria were brought up with strong discipline by our parents and to have respect for people and our boys have definitely got that.
“They've been saying their please and thank-yous since they were two or three years old. They're very polite boys.”
However David, 39, conceded that when it came to his daughter, Harper, he found it more difficult to stick to the rule book, explaining: “She just had her third birthday party and it was 'Frozen'-themed. My little girl is the biggest 'Frozen' fan ever.”
But who could say no to Harper, she is gorgeous.