our three year old is back chatting constantly. mostly it's when he's told he's naughty/what he's done is naughty we get 'no you're naughty' back. but it can be when we say 'you're gorgeous' (or whatever) and we get 'no you're gorgeous' back in an angry tone. so what to do? my instinct says to largely ignore it but i also think we should nip it in the bud somehow. it happens more when he is tired which i can understand but still need to address it even then i think. he's already getting lots of time out for being rough etc. what a charming phase!