I think about 3 nice points is the threshold. I have a few sims with 1 or 0 nice points, and they seem to do this as adults. They're not furious, just mean.
I don't remember them being so grouchy as children, or teens. Anyway, why do you want to stop them from doing it? I like it.
I much prefer it to the idiotic sighing that super-nice sims do.
If you have macrotastics, put them on macro...procrastinate. While they're standing there waiting for your instruction, they'll fidget, sigh, do the palm-fist, or whatever, depending on their personalities.