spare the rod and spoil the child

a child has to be (physically) punished when necessary so that he may learn to behave properly

 Never let it be said
that in Oklahoma we spare the rod and spoil the child. Google

The saying ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ is a salutary reminder
that this attitude was prevalent in Britain not so very long ago. Google

Spare the rod and spoil the child, I used to hear. google

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