tough love

(mainly American)

a method of helping someone to change their behaviour by treating them in a very severe way Tough love is the only approach to take towards a relative hooked on drugs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shemaiah	-	Biblical
TristÁN	tree-STAHN	Spanish
Opal	O-pəl	English
Culhwch	KEEL-hookh (Welsh)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Crocetta	kro-CHET-tah	Italian
Faysal	-	Arabic