Push notifications resetting themselves?

Yes!!! It's driving me up the wall!! It's not just asking-- it's turning on badges that I don't want on and prompting me all the time (whether is an app I've previously permitted or not). I've gone through the notifications settings multiple times to turn things off, only to have them reset all back on a few days later! I use a smart phone to be more productive, not for more distractions! Plus, fetching all those badges isn't good for my old phone! I have an iphone 4 ios 7.0.4, but I think it's been doing that for more than one version. I'm not sure about my iPad, because I'm not as rigid with its notifications.