Test Trial Focus Groups on Climbing Behavior of Children

Questions for Discussion

Questions for Parents

• Has your child shown an interest in climbing on a household item (not on a playground)? What was the item, where was it located, and how did he/she climb?

• Does the child have furniture for clothing storage (e.g., a dresser) in their room?

If no: Do they have access to furniture like that in the house?

• Have you observed your child interacting with the dresser [or whatever word the caregiver uses]?

• How does/did your child interact with the furniture (e.g., climbs, opens drawers, pulls items out of drawers, sits in drawers)?

• If the child climbs on the furniture, what strategy is used (e.g., all drawers closed, drawers opened in a staggered pattern, uses other objects or furniture)?

• How does the child get down from the unit?

• Does the child interact similarly with other furniture items (e.g., nightstands, media units, accent/occasional furniture, office furniture, bookcases)?

• Do you have anything else that you would like to mention? Are there any issues that we have not raised?

Questions for Children

• Do you like climbing?

• What types of things do you climb?

• How do you climb?

• For the items identified by the parent:

  • What do you do with the item? (e.g., open the drawers, get things out, stand/sit/climb on the item) NOTE: Do not prompt for sit/standing climbing, unless raised by the parent or child.

• If there is something in or on the item that is hard to reach, how would you try to get it?