KAN-DO: A Family-based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

"The 10 month KAN-DO intervention includes eight mailed interactive activity modules involving both the preschooler and mother that include relevant printed materials emphasizing parenting skills, healthy eating habits and increased physical activity. Mailed kits will each be followed by a supportive telephone counseling session based on motivational interviewing techniques. Mailed modules and telephone calls will be supplemented with two in-person motivational and informational sessions (at the beginning and in the middle of the intervention period).~The Active Comparator group will receive monthly newsletters over the 10 month period related to boosting reading skills in their preschool children."