BackgroundnbspIndia has the second-highest proportion of obese children in the world. Various studies have shown that lifestyle modifications can reduce the risk of developing obesity. Intending to develop an effective intervention we conducted a pilot study to assess the health behaviours like diet physical activity andmindfulness amongst school children and parents. We assessed the receptivity of children and parents towards a potential school-based intervention as well.MethodologynbspAdolescent children studying in Urban Bengaluru India and their parents were approached for taking part in this crosssectional study. Only students and parents who voluntarily participated and provided informed assent and consent were considered for the study. Data were collected in March and April 2019 by trained data collectors and research assistants. Students and parents were administered questionnaires by the research team. Descriptive analysis was done using the statistical software R Commander.ResultsnbspOver 25-33 of the students did not consumeany fruits or vegetables the previous day but at least 30 of them had fried food and sweets at least once. Similarly only a third of the students had moderate levels of physical activity daily. Half of the students had CAMM Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure scores higher than the median value. With a Cronbachrsquos alpha value of 0.778 we were able to validate the CAMM questionnaire in Kannada. More than 50 of the children and parents were interested in taking part in an interventional study.ConclusionnbspThe participants in our study had poor dietary intake and low physical activity levels. Obesity prevention interventions developed for the adolescent age group would have to focus on improving their dietary habits and physical activity levels.nbsp