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Table 1 Contents of the assembly of children, the family theoretical counseling sessions for parents and the behavior strategies sessions for both

From: Evaluation of a family intervention programme for the treatment of overweight and obese children (Nereu Programme): a randomized clinical trial study protocol

Target/term

Parents/children

Parents’ sessions contents

Children’s assembly contents

Phase

N

Behavior change strategy

1st Term (October-December) Getting informed

Concienciation (Attention)

1

Explaining expectations

Presenting the programme

What is Nereu Programme?

Information on health components of the programme

Understanding the expectations of the parents at the beginning of the Nereu Programme

What do you want to know?

2

Information about healthy food

Reflecting on the current diet and healthy food benefits

Benefits of healthy food

Barrier identification

3

Information on outcomes

Making them aware of the importance of PA

Why should we take part in sport?

4

Provide information about healthier diet

Knowing the behaviours and actions that help us improve our diet

Let's go to eat healthy and funny!

5

Provide information about healthier behaviour

Becoming familiar with their lifestyle and how to make it more active

How can I go to the school?

6

Explaining how the programme aims to encourage healthier lifestyles

Setting short-term goals (behaviour strategy session I)

2nd Term (January-March) Becoming aware

Modelation (Retention)

7

Instructions about nutrition

Understanding and knowing eat quantities

The traffic light game

8

Ways in which they can achieve a more active lifestyle/Identifying barriers to participation

Becoming familiar with their availability and requirements in order to be more PA. What we should be doing!

Family photography!! Which sport will you Take part in?

Self-monitoring of existing PA

9

Provide information about healthier eating

Myths related to nutrition

What do we know about nutrition?

10

Encouraging healthier lifestyle

Using different tools to become more active

The weather is good, let’s go and have fun!!

11

Overcome specific barriers

Giving options to eat on specific days (Christmas, restaurants…)

Ticket-aaaa!!! Eating out side!!

12

Social support and change

Behaviour modification strategies day-to-day

Where are we going next weekend?

13

Provide instructions about healthier food

knowledge about how to interpret advertising and how buy food

Let’s go to buy!

14

Provide feedback on performance

Ways in which they can incorporate PA into their lifestyle.

Why do we use the elevator?

15

Encouragement and setting goals on PA and nutrition

Setting medium-term goals (behaviour strategy session II)

Maintaining behaviour strategies

3rd Term (April-Mai) Committing and keeping up

Autonomy (Reproduction)

16

Provide knowledge about healthier eating

Learning to make a balanced menu

How do a balanced menu?

17

Specific encouragement

Relation between PA and food intake

Burning sweets!

Decisional balance

Evaluation (Motivation)

18

Self PA evaluation

Evaluating the implementation of PA

How active are we?

19

Self-Diet evaluation

Evaluating the implementation of Diet

How well you eat?

20

Encouraging PA and nutrition

Keeping up medium and long-term behaviour (behaviour strategy session III)

Maintenance behaviour strategies

Closure

21

Enjoying a healthy day together

Closing Party

1 each term

3 weekend extra activities

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Encouraging active behaviour in an experiential manner and social support

3 extra family physical activities: Ski, FC Barcelona, Aqua party