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spare the rod and spoil the child
spare the rod and spoil the childIf you avoid disciplining your child for behaving badly, they will never grow out of that bad behavior and will become spoiled as a result. I just think it's crazy that Susan and Jonathan let their children dictate the terms of the house like that. They have got to lay down the law—spare the rod and spoil the child.See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilspare the rod and spoil the child.Prov. You should punish a child when he or she misbehaves, because if you do not, the child will grow up expecting everyone to indulge him or her. Jane: How can you allow your little boy to be so rude? Ellen: It distresses me to punish him. Jane: lean understand that, but spare the rod and spoil the child.See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilspare the rod and spoil the childDiscipline is necessary for good upbringing, as in She lets Richard get away with anything-spare the rod, you know. This adage appears in the Bible (Proverbs 13:24) and made its way into practically every proverb collection. It originally referred to corporal punishment. It is still quoted, often in shortened form, and today does not necessarily mean physical discipline. See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilspare the rod and spoil the child People say spare the rod and spoil the child, to mean that if you do not punish a child severely when the child behaves badly, their behaviour will become worse. Kids needed authority figures — spare the rod and spoil the child. Note: People sometimes just say spare the rod. We believe in discipline. We don't spare the rod.See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilspare the rod and spoil the child if children are not physically punished when they do wrong their personal development will suffer. proverbSee also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilˌspare the ˈrod and ˌspoil the ˈchild (saying) if you do not punish a child for behaving badly, he/she will behave badly in futureSee also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilspare the rod and spoil the childDiscipline makes for a good upbringing. This warning appears in the Bible (“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes,” Proverbs 13:24), and is repeated in numerous subsequent proverb collections. Although today we frown on corporal punishment, the term persists, the rod now usually signifying discipline in a looser sense. Stanley Walker, who delighted in mixing metaphors and clichés, wrote: “He never spared the rod or spoiled the broth” (The Uncanny Knacks of Mr. Doherty, 1941).See also: and, child, rod, spare, spoilspare the rod and spoil the child
spare the rod and spoil the childaxiomatic admonition. [O.T.: Proverbs 13:24]See: Discipline |