Cheeky 6yo

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My ds is normally well behaved but the last few months he's been testing boundaries I think. I ask him to do something like tidy away his toys and he will say no.

Or he'll copy me for example " how many times do I have to ask you to do something?"

I have explained that if he tidies away he can have other toys out and it is helpful and I've tried explaining that we all have things we don't want to do but need to.

I've never really had to discipline him by sending him to his room or taking away toys/ screen time but I'm wondering if this should be how I deal with the backchat and cheekiness

Any ideas?

I would start being firm. You usually find that this behaviour is being copied by another child and like you say ds is pushing the boundaries to see what he can get away with. No matter how well behaved a child is they will all go through this faze, i always go in tough and nip it from the onset, ie, plan a treat for a few days from now, any cheek cancel, dont bribe or give any chances, its hard when they normally are so good but if you do this a few times the message will be sent.