The Professional Counselor | Volume 14, Issue 1 33 (b) identifying as integrating body neutrality into their parenting approach, and (c) willingness to participate in an interview lasting roughly 1 hour. I circulated electronic flyers detailing the focus of the study to social media pages for caregivers and professional networks. The recruitment flyers provided examples of body neutral parenting, including not describing food as healthy or unhealthy, talking about what our bodies do for us rather than what they look like, and moving for enjoyment rather than to burn calories. Ten participants were interviewed. Of the 10 participants, nine identified as cisgender women and one identified as nonbinary. All 10 participants described themselves as being middle class. Nine participants were married and one was single. All of the participants had graduate-level or doctoratelevel educations; four had master’s degrees and six had doctoral degrees. Participants lived in seven different states and two different countries. Participants had at least one child, with the number of children ranging from 1 to 5. Table 1 provides detailed demographic data. Table 1 Participants’ Demographic Data Pseudonym Age Race Number of Children Age of Children Race of Children Logan 27 White 1 20 months White Esmeralda 38 Hispanic 2 8 and 5 years White Imani 29 Black, White 2 6 and 3 years White Kimberly 33 White 2 5 and 2 years White Heather 42 White 2 3 years, 8 months White Cassie 45 White 5 16, 13, 11, 9, and 7 years White Shanice 36 African American 4 15, 9, and 2 years; 4 months African American Scarlett 36 White 3 17, 5, and 4 years White Leilani 43 White 1 9 years Polynesian, White Jennifer 36 White 1 2 years Middle Eastern, White Data Collection and Analysis As guided by Charmaz’s (2014) CGT protocol, data collection and data analysis proceeded simultaneously, and the inclusion criteria evolved to include caregivers with children of all ages. The semi-structured interviews occurred via confidential videoconferencing software and lasted between 60 and 75 minutes. Interviews were an open-ended, detailed exploration of an aspect of life in which the participants had substantial experience and considerable insight: parenting with body neutrality principles (Charmaz & Liska Belgrave, 2012). During the interviews, I inquired about caregivers’ experiences, challenges, and insights of body neutral parenting. With the emergent categories, the guide evolved to emphasize the nuances of the parenting approach in alignment with three-cycle coding or focused coding (Charmaz, 2014). Grounded theorists try to elicit their participants’ stories and attend to whether the participants’ interpretations are theoretically plausible (Charmaz & Liska Belgrave, 2012). As such, the interview
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