I do actually do a little mocking myself. The kids end up seeing how silly they sound, and sometimes at lunch will beg me to "do me, do me". They all have their signature phrases: "I don't WAAAAAAAANT to" or "I don't like it here". I'll put on a whiny voice like the one that defines them, and use it until they are giggling...they know how silly they sound, and the phrase gets used a LOT less. The kids aren't scarred for life, but they do learn about how they sound when they do it, and they agree that it's not going to get them anything but a laugh.

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