Sweets Dilemna

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Immediately after school, DS-10yo lately walks with his friends either to their parents' car or sometimes to their house.

They usually pass the corner shop and DS always wants to buy sweets (which he claims his friends ALWAYS stop and do). But I don't want him to buy sweets 3-5 days/week after school -- not yet. I'll give up on the control freakery matter when he starts High School and let him just blow his pocket money on sweets as he sees fit, but for now I want to keep his sweet consumption down.

DS of course is protesting mightily.. he wants 50p/week for sweets, whilst I'd like to keep it to just 10p twice a week.

What do other people do around this age? What do you think is reasonable? TIA.

i would offer 10p on mon and 10p on fri. take it or leave it.

I agree with Mayor Naze

though my 10 year old ds walks past the shop every day ad gets no sweet money at all. i expect that is because i am mean and horrible though

This sweets money thing is brand new for us, too, Naze .

10p doesnt buy a lot of sweets tbh so long as his teeth are in good health and he brushes regularly and he enjoys a nutritious snack when he gets home a 10p mix isnt the end of the world.

There will a come a time very soon that you realise these were the easy days things get harder and if 10p makes him happy - well make him happy.

i prefer denial that things will get worse...

stick to your guns, when his pocket money is gone, its gone.

mayornaze....