Table 1.

Moderator's guide of focus‐group domains, questions and probes

Domain	Question	Probes
Role of primary‐care provider	1) Would your child's primary‐care provider be helpful in having your child lose weight?	What would be the most useful thing your child's primary‐care provider could do to help him/her lose weight?
General weight management	2) What is the most important thing that would help your child lose weight?	Are there dietary changes that would help your child lose or maintain weight? What specific foods and beverages do you think may be contributing to your child's weight gain? What role, if any, does exercise play in helping your child lose or maintain weight? What role do TV, video games, and computer use play in your child's weight?
Weight‐management strategy	3) What are the most important things to include in a weight‐management strategy?	Would you include physical activity; if so, what would you recommend? Would you include any specific diets? Why or why not?
Specific dietary strategies	A simple description of each dietary strategy was verbally administered to participants (Table 2). (4–7) What is your view of a dietary plan for your child that is: 4)  Low‐fat 5)  Low‐carbohydrate 6)  Mediterranean 7)  Traffic‐light?	What is your overall view of specific dietary strategies for school‐age children? For each dietary strategy, the following probes were asked: What do you like most about this dietary strategy? What do you like least? Would you have your child follow this dietary strategy? Why or why not?

The moderator's guide, used to conduct the semi‐structured focus groups, is provided.