dad_of_son

Ever since he was small, my son has this craving for sugar. He'd grab the ketchup bottle and squirt it straight into his mouth - same with the pancake syrup. My wife observed his behavior would change with the more sugar he'd consume, very hyper and wound up. She started hiding cookies and other sugar foods in out bedroom - he'd find it and to this day (he's 13 now) he'll still go into our bedroom and take the box. The other day my oldest made brownies for a friend - 5 or 6 pieces stayed behind in a plastic container on the counter. The container was found empty in my son's room. Sometimes I wonder if just leaving out brownies, cookies, cake, and lots of other sweets out and about would cure the problem - maybe the first two weeks it would be 'heaven' for him, and after a while no big deal. He does not have a weight problem, in fact I think he is too skinny. As for stopping him going into our bedroom and taking food, I've taken away his computer time and he is to earn it back - perhaps the details of that would be for another thread. Has anyone else dealt with the sugar obsession?