Talking with the obese child and mom

Welcome to our podcast, “Precision Bites: Talking with Patients about Weight Management,” a podcast of simulated clinic encounters dealing with motivational interviewing and weight management in different social contexts. Today, the provider will be talking with Alex, a 12 year old boy and his mom. Alex’s BMI has been in the 95th percentile for a couple visits now, so the provider called him back in for a follow up appointment. Of note, the whole family sees the provider, and all members of the family are obese.