Having to ask my almost 6 year old the exact same things every day is driving me mad!

[Mismae]

Our eldest son is almost 6 and I'm sooo tired of reminding him about the same things every day.

For example;
Every single morning we ask him not to creep up our stairs first thing (master bedroom is attic room) and every morning without fail he tries to creep up as quiet as possible to wake us up.

Everyday single morning I say go for a wee please and take your night nappy off, and every single morning without fail he comes downstairs with his nappy still on and I have to tell him again.

Everyday I say turn your night light off as soon as you wake up and I have to tell him again every. Single. day.

Flushing the toilet, changing his socks, holding his willy while he wees!!

I know these things might seem trivial, but when you say them every single day for probably over a year it really starts to grind on you. It feels our 2 year old daughter is more apt to take in information and storeing it...

Does this just sound like the normal struggles of a little boy or should I worry that the information doesnt seem to stick?

My DS is almost 7 and is identical. Most mornings I am deranged by 0830 from having the same experience as you: I.e., don't come in to us before 0630 (0500 today), don't shout or you will wake your sister (marched up and down past her room singing Jingle Bells today), get dressed before breakfast (still in pjs playing Lego), etc etc. It's absolutely soul destroyingly infuriating. I think it is a combo of male incapacity to listen, single mindedness and a dollop of malice thrown in for good measure. If you find a solution, I'd love to know. I am finding the thought of boarding school more and more appealing :-)

I usually have to explain we put pants on before the rest of our clothing on a daily basis to my almost-6 year old.

Totally and utterly normal.

It’s completely normal, he’s only 5! His priorities are different to yours....he’s not thinking about taking off his night nappy or turning off his night light, he can’t wait to get up and see you and play and start the day. He’s not doing it on purpose, it’s just that what’s important to him is different to what’s important to you.

Whilst I think it's usual, I wrote a list of things for DS to do each morning (teeth, hair, open curtains) and be does check things off as he does a

He’s a boy!! They need a lot of training!! as do most men!!