TABLE 1.

Prompting questions from semi-structured interview

How do the people in your house usually eat their meals on a typical day?

What works well and what does not?

Can you describe yesterday’s dinner?

How did you feel about it?

Is there anything that you would change that would make it a better experience from your perspective?

What are special foods for you and your child? Why are these special?

How would you describe your child’s activity level?

Do you have any concerns about your child’s activity level?

How is it similar or different from your own?

Do you do anything to help change it? How does that work?

How would you describe your child’s personality?

Would you say he/she is typically easy to get along with or more challenging? How so?

Do you ever worry that your child doesn’t or might not eat enough? What do you worry about? What might happen?

Do you ever give your child food as a reward or motivation?

Can you give an example?

How do you think it works?

How were you fed when you were growing up?

Do you see similarities or differences to your own way of feeding your kids?

How do you think your mother felt about the way she fed you?

How do you feel about your own family weight?

Was weight ever hard for you?

What does overweight mean to you?

What does obese mean to you?

What causes a child to be overweight?

Can you help me brainstorm some things parents can do to keep their children from becoming overweight? Do you do any of these things?

Do you think your cultural background plays a role in how you think about food and weight? If so, how?