tough love

It was an act of tough love, her parents told officials.

I kind of always looked at it as like tough love.

But it is safe to say that tough love gets you only so far.

There was tough love going on also; he fired me.

That is to say nothing of what your tough love might have done for Americans' fitness.

Is that more of your father's tough love shining through?

In conclusion, he said the President would be better off with "tough love."

Painful as it may be, tough love is what's called for.

You have done plenty for him already and what he needs now is a good dose of tough love.

This was the silent treatment, the coach's version of tough love.