Interesting choice of topic.
Personally I found being judgemental is one of the worst habbit people have. It doesn't seem to help anyone, simply because those people are usually having only negative judgements.
Dealing with those who judge you can feel like drinking a poison. So obviously most of us would like to cut ourselfs off from those who act this way.
Your suggestion is absolutely perfect. Encouraging and supporting our close friends will surely bring better results.
And just like you've said:
Why criticism is bad, there are rare chances that the opponent is going to take this as a challenge and put all his/her effort to grow out of that problem.
I hope you don't mind that I will share your post with wider audience and will get you some extra traffic (hopefully you do also reply to comments :)
I would like to know how others deal with judgemental people, especially if we are forced to be around some of them (family memebers or close friends).
Yours
Piotr
RE: Never Judge People