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
Filippu	-	Old Church Slavic
&Thorn;ÓR	-	Icelandic
Atherlee	['æθəli:]
Cassie	KAS-ee	English
Pema	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Kaelea	KAY-lee	English (Rare)