I can’t wait for schools to open again 😩

My son gained 25 pounds in the last 6 months... I knew he gained weight but I didn’t know it was THAT much! He weighed himself tonight. He is 10 years old (very tall for his age) passes for a 13-14 year old. But still, that’s a lot of weight. I buy snacks because I have a toddler and although I do let him eat snacks too I limit how much he can have ... he is very sneaky! He can have 3 cookies if they are little or 2 if they are big... tell me why he ate 6 today when I wasn’t looking 😩

I’ll obviously stop buying snacks and have him eat more of the home cooked meals I make every single day... but how do I go about this without hurting his self esteem?

And how do you get a kid to eat veggies? My 4 year old daughter eats everything but we are struggling with him ... he gags 😤