You may have concerns about your loved persons' bad habits which is hard to fix.
If you trully want them to improve them, why don't you see them at a different angle and think in a different way? It may help you to get a good idea.
There is a word "houben [方便]" in Buddhism.
You may know a saying in Japanese that "Wuso mo houben. [嘘も方便]” which means that If you want to use houben to lead someone to better direction, you can use lying depends on the situation.
"Houben [方便]" means "the flexible ways with situations to lead someone to the truth".
In this video, Osho Taigu shows you how to use "houben [方便]" in a real situation so you will better understand.