To think he should have gone out of being defiant?

[TheMidiMitch]

My DC (6) can be really defiant when asked to do something e.g. go in the bath, put your pjs on, switch the TV off. He just says 'No'. I always have the battle and don't let him get away with it but it grinds me down. I work 6 days a week, super long hours and feel like I don't see him enough and when I do I'm fighting him. At school, he is really well behaved it's just at home. Is this defiance normal?

Sorry - grown!

Give him two choices.

Instead of saying "Get in the bath", say "would you like to get in the bath or do your teeth?"

Make sure either choice is an okay one. Gives him a sense of control and importance, but you set the boundaries that he gets the choice in.

Yes it's normal - there isn't an age when it stops, some kids are always like it. I'd agree with TheMidiMatch - give two choices and you'll get better results.

"Would you like to wear the blue PJs or the green ones ? " is better than "put your PJs on". Good luck !

Yup, normal. I try and say stuff like "do you want to get changed into pjs now and then read for 10 mins or just pjs and straight to bed"??

Good luck. One of mine has remained defiant. I think it's personality.

Just keep on being firm.