POST-STUDY IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW GUIDE (PARENT)

Thank you for agreeing to participate in our research study that uses fun and easy text message and social media programs to help parents raise healthy kids. You have been asked to

participate in this interview because you are a PARENT participant in the Food Explorers: Family Edition Study.

I will start by reviewing the consent form with you. Then we’ll move on to the questions. Remember there are no right or wrong answers, and you are an expert when it comes to parents and families at Henderson Collegiate and this FE2 study. This interview will take on average 45 minutes.

[Review Consent Documents]

Do you have any questions? Just a reminder that this interview is recorded but your name and identifying information will never be linked to the information you provide – you will remain anonymous.

Let’s begin!

General Impressions

1. Please tell me about your participation in the Food Explorers: Family Edition Study. a. PROBE: Likes/dislikes?

b. PROBE: What was your child’s experience with this study? How, if at all, did FE2 affect their eating experiences/behavior?

Goals

1. Tell me about your experience with the family goal component. a. PROBE: Describe how you tracked your goal.

b. PROBE: What were the challenges to achieving your goal? c. PROBE: What helped you achieve your goal?

d. PROBE: Who in your family was aware of your goal? Were they actively engaged in helping to achieve your goal?

2. How has this goal setting exercise affected your approach to eating well as a family, if at all?

3. What, if anything, in this FE2 program motivated you to achieve your goal? Text Messages

1. Did you sign up for the REMIND text message service?

a. PROBE: If not, why didn’t you sign up for the REMIND text message service? 2. Tell me about your experiences with the text messages you received.

a. PROBE: Were there any technical difficulties with the program?

b. PROBE: How did the text messages affect your motivation to achieve your goal, if at all?

c. PROBE: If yes, what could be improved re: text messages?

d. PROBE: If you did not respond/send text messages to the program but you did receive the text messages, what did you view as the benefits of this program?

Social Media

1. Did you sign up for the FACEBOOK GROUP?

a. PROBE: If not, why didn’t you sign up for the FACEBOOK GROUP? 2. Tell me about your experience with the FE2 Facebook Group.

a. PROBE: Were there any technical difficulties with the Facebook group?

b. PROBE: How did Facebook affect your motivation to achieve your goal, if at all? c. PROBE: What could be improved re: the Facebook Group?

Website

3. Did you check out the website? How often?

a. PROBE: If not, why didn’t you check out the website?

b. PROBE: If yes, were there any technical difficulties with the website?

c. PROBE: If yes, how did the website affect your motivation to achieve your goal, if at all?

d. PROBE: If yes, what could be improved re: the website? Email

4. Did you sign up for and receive the email newsletter?

a. PROBE: If not, why didn’t you sign up for the email newsletter? 5. Tell me about the email newsletter.

a. PROBE: Were there any technical difficulties with the newsletter?

b. PROBE: How did the emails affect your motivation to achieve your goal, if at all? c. PROBE: What could be improved re: the email newsletter?

In person events/kick-off event

1. Did you participate in the in-person kick-off event at Henderson Collegiate at the start of the study? Tell me more about that experience.

a. Who else in your family participated in this event? What were their impressions of the program?

2. Did you participate in any of the in-person family events hosted during the study (the pot- luck or the Family Cook Challenge)? Tell me more about that experience.

Content/components

1. Was there one piece of health information that really stuck with you from this program? Tell me more.

2. What did you hope this program would do for you/your family that it has NOT helped you to achieve?

a. PROBE: How do you envision a program like this COULD help you achieve that goal the just described?

FE in the Classroom

1. 4th and 5th grade students were participating in the classroom portion of the FE program this semester. What do you know about that program?

2. What information/program(s) would you like the school to provide to support healthy kids?

Future

1. How will your participation in this study influence you and your family’s food habits in the future?

2. Tell me what might motivate other parents and families to participate in the FE2 program.

3. We like to use these interviews to help us build stronger programs going forward – what are your suggestions to improve FE2? Would you like to continue participating in this study? In what way(s)?

Is there anything else you would like to share about the FE2 study, your health, kid health, or health at Henderson Collegiate? Do you have any great ideas for how to move forward as a community toward better health?

DEMOGRAPHICS 1. Age: ___

2. Race: White, Black, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Mixed, Other, Prefer Not to Say

3. Ethnicity: Hispanic Y/N, Prefer Not to Say 4. Gender: Female/Male/Prefer Not to Say 5. Number of 4th or 5th grade children: ___ 6. Number of children total: ___

7. Highest level of education: less than high school, GED, high school diploma, some college, 4 year college degree, master’s degree, doctorate or terminal degree 8. Occupation: _________

9. Household income level: less than $20,000; $20,0001 - $30,000; $30,001 - $45,000; $45,001 - $60,000; more than $60,000

Thank you so much for your time. [BLANK] and I will help you sign out your gift card. Have a great day!