My 10yo gets the bus home from school most days with another girl and boy, both of whom buy sweets for the journey home. DD now does the same, and I am concerned. I don't want to go down the route of banning them - I want her to make good choices by herself (and I also don't want to make her feel she can only eat sweets in secret). She gets £2 pocket money a week, some of which she has to use buy fish food/filters etc, so she must be dipping into her piggy bank to supplement. I suppose I could wait until the money ran out, but I would rather help her before that. I can see that it is very tempting, and hard to sit and watch the others eating something you really enjoy, so I wondered if anyone had any suggestions for a healthier alternative, so she has something to keep here fingers/mouth busy! The other two are more streetwise (and the younger siblings of teenagers, DD is the oldest), so an apple is not going to cut it. I should say that, generally,her diet is pretty good, and she is happy to eat plenty of fruit/veg/wholefoods. I would like to keep it that way...!