""I don't care if what I'm about to say makes you think I'm a b*tch because I already know that I am one," Erica Suckow jokingly prefaces, "but I also already know I'm a good parent.""
""Out and about, I see kids doing the most diabolical things, and I have more patience than anyone in the world for understanding your kids just a kid but there's got to be a point where we stop saying, 'Please stop. Please stop. Please stop," but we start saying, 'That's annoying. I don't want to hear it. Other people don't want to hear it," she says."
""Yesssss, I work with middle schoolers and I straight up [say], 'listen, no one thinks it's funny. In fact they're probably tired of it. Let's not act like we have no sense or awareness at your age'""
Many children and teens display limited social awareness in public because parents often avoid directly telling them their behavior is annoying. Directly labeling behaviors as annoying can teach children to respect shared spaces and consider others. Parents and teachers recommend concise, clear phrases such as 'knock it off,' 'read the room,' 'are you being mindful of others?,' and 'this is a shared space' to correct behavior without excessive harshness. Practical, consistent correction early in development encourages empathy and public etiquette. A viral social-media example prompted numerous parents and educators to share effective, calm responses to public misbehavior.
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