Thank you for your replies.

Nee, I have been wondering if he is doing it for attention and when they happen at home I have started to ignore them, but when its in public i find that it is not always so easy.

Ryn - Thanks for that, I'll will have to try approaching it from that direction. I think i have been struggling with the fact he wants/needs more independance and I need to adjust his boundaries.

*sob* my little boy is growing up.