Spare the rod and spoil the child?

Answer 1

Spare the rod and spoil the child is a saying that means that children will not behave well if they are not punished when they do something wrong and that punishment should be physical punishment, such as a spanking, where children are hit on their bottoms (the part of the body we sit on).

A rod is a thin, straight stick made or wood or metal. To spare someone is to stop yourself from causing pain, worry, or injury to another person. To spoil someone, usually a child, is to give that person everything he or she wants, or to be too lenient (tolerant) when they do something wrong. Spoiled children don't listen to adults when they tell them to do, or not to do, something.

Today, few people in the U.S. live by (believe and live according to) this saying. While some Americans still use corporal punishment with their children, which is the name given to all types of physical punishment, it is not very socially acceptable. People fear that corporal punishment goes too far in hurting a child and may cross the line into physical abuse, which is when someone causes serious pain or injury by using a lot of violence. With few exceptions, schools, for example, no longer use any kind of corporal punishment for fear that parents will consider it abuse.

This saying, then, is well known, but not generally considered a socially-acceptable sentiment (opinion; view) these days.

Answer 2

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Proverbs 13:24,

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Proverbs 22:15

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Proverbs 29:15

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. Proverbs 23:13-14

Answer 3

The popular phrase If you spare the rod you spoil the child is a phrase used by parents. Many people believe that if you do not spank your children they will become spoiled and not listen to you. It is also said about the same in The Bible:

Proverbs 13:24New International Version (NIV)

24 Whoever spares the rod hates their children,

but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.

Answer 4

Basically means that if you do not discipline a child they will become spoiled.

Many sources including Proverbs.

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