Ensuring Children Eat a Healthy Diet: A Theory-Driven Focus Group Study to Inform Communication Aimed at Parents

Childhood obesity is common and parents play a crucial role in fighting against it. Parents discussed in semi-structural focus groups about the challenges of ensuring their children eat a healthy diet. Results revealed that the parents wanted their children to eat healthy, and the challenges they faced were mostly attributed to influences from other family members, social norms, and lack of resources.