sanely six ... ?

Kekoa has recently become one of those children that you wonder ... "what happened?" over night. 

He has become soo sassy lately with no hesitation with talking or snapping back.  He has been holding the "1 minute" finger up when i tell him to do or go somewhere.  when i tell him that he shouldn't he has no hesitation giving me a response justifying his reason why he can/should be able to do. when he still doesn't get his way he then mumbles under his breath.

and it has now gotten to a point where my patience has and is tested to it's fullest and i can't stand it.  i understand that he may get distracted and is scatter brained and can't focus ... but it's hard when it happens so often enough and i have repeated myself over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. 

tommie and i have tried many different ... new ... try again the old ... found something new ... things that we have ran out of ideas, we have not given up but are close to giving into yelling.  we are still just sternly talking to him, taking things away, adjusting the amount of food that is on the plate, talking more. 

i feel like all i need is about a week to 2 weeks with him only and just re-train him back to what we know to be right.  i just wish that others that are with him are able to help him keep and maintain what we have taught him and not allow him to do and be like he is.