I STILL have that problem with my 12yo DS!

I've learnt over the years to give an explaination at the time of saying what I want him to do It's become such a habit that find myself doing it all the time. Last night I took my nephew shopping with me, I was taking him to the toilet but instead of saying "Come on we're going to the toilet" I said "ok you're going to the toilet now becasue...blah blah blah" I htink he switched off half way through