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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tell my kids when they are doing things that are annoying.  I frame it for them as - X behavior (be very specific) is really annoying and other people don't like it for these reasons (it makes it difficult to drive, I can't hear the person I'm talking to, whatever).  Your friends aren't going to like it either.

My opinion is only telling kids how great they are all the time and not calling them out on behavior is not doing them any favors in the end (cough, some millennials, cough).  My kids are showered with love and affection every single day.  However, they're not perfect and when the things they do are annoying, I'm going to help them out and let them know.[/quote]

Agree with everyone saying it's fine to point out annoying behavior, just label the behavior and not the person. If kids aren't told a behavior is annoying, how are they going to improve?

Chris Rock had a bit about this in one of his stand-up specials. It was crass, but hilarious, and the underlying point was that nobody is going to care about you as much as your family does. And stop doing your kids a disservice by telling them how special they are and that they can do no wrong.[/quote]

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