Table 2 Focus group guide

1. Overweight: In your neighborhood, how much do parents with Latino children ages 2 to 5 talk about concerns about childhood overweight or eating better? What do they say?

2. Children’s meals: How do parents figure out how much to feed their children as the children grow older?

  Probe: a) If some days family members, or another person feeds the child, how do parents figure out how much their child has eaten that day?

3. Soda: If a family likes to drink soda, what would make it harder for them to drink less soda?

  Probes: a) What would make it easier for a family to drink less soda?

4. Physical activity: How much do parents with Latino children ages 2 to 5 talk about physical activity?

  Probes: a) Is there anything that makes it easier for families to do physical activity with their children?; b) Is there anything that could be done in neighborhoods to make it easier for families to do physical activity?