This study is testing a family-based program called "Family-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention" to help prevent childhood obesity in young Latino children. The program involves multiple family caregivers and uses both in-person meetings and mobile phone support. Researchers want to see if this intervention can help lower a child's Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. They will measure the child's BMI at the start of the study, and then again one month and six months later. You may be able to join if you are a Latino adult caregiver of a 2- to 5-year-old child who is overweight or obese, and you speak Spanish or English.

Study design

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the intervention to usual care, involving about 182 participants (260 families initially planned).

What's involved

Participants will be recruited from WIC centers and will have their child's BMI measured at the start, one month, and six months after the intervention.

Compensation

Caregivers will receive $25 gift cards per data collection point, and $35 at 12 months.

Follow-up

Children's BMI will be measured at one month and six months after the intervention.

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