MI strategies | Touchpoint approach |
Set the theme to be addressed now: the agenda | The agenda is set with parents and child, making sure they identify which health behaviors to address. |
Make decisions and define goals | Parents and child define goals to achieve between visits. |
Evaluate motivation and confidence in being able to carry out the journey | The professional evaluates child and parent motivation and confidence in achieving goals on a VAS scale from 0 to 10. Points are used to implement commitment and identify strategies to overcome eventual barriers to change. |
Exchange information in a non-judging manner | Support parent’s positive qualities and parent-child and parent-child-pediatrician relationships. |