[Aliantha]

I would suggest that maybe as a family living a healthier lifestyle might help. iron, you mentioned that you're overweight and unhealthy. Perhaps you could take your young thief and spend some time working off the calories together, and then maybe have a small treat together after you're done, but something getting close to healthy like a fruit smoothy or something?

I suspect that it is probably a comfort thing for your son. Sounds like with your wifes and other childs health issues, he might not get quite the right sort of attention.

Anyway, good luck with it. I have a 14 and 15 yr old and they don't discriminate between sweets and healthy food. They just suck everything up that happens to be in their path. Sometimes I'm afraid our two year old might be mistaken for a tasty snack!