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
Fadi	-	Arabic
Saunders	['sɔ:ndəs]
Sri	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Indonesian
Altan	-	Turkish
Bateman	['beitmən]
Iounia	-	Biblical Greek