Enhancing Family Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity Through Social Networks

Inclusion Criteria Children * Age 7-13 years * At or above the 85th percentile for age- and gender-specific BMI Parents • At least one overweight parent (BMI\>25.0) Parents and children * English-speaking and at least at a second-grade reading level * Live \<50 miles from the treatment site. Exclusion Children * Conditions known to promote obesity (e.g., Prader-Willi), * Participation in another weight control program * Recently started taking weight-affecting medications (e.g., stimulants). Parents and children * Disability or illness that would preclude them from engaging in at least moderate-intensity physical activity, * Current or prior diagnosed eating disturbance * Thought disorder, suicidality, or substance abuse disorder