かわいい子こには旅たびをさせよ

expression

spare the rod and spoil the child; let your darling child travel

Proverb meaning that if you love your children, you should let them experience hardships and the world, rather than overprotecting them. The literal meaning is 'let your beloved child travel'.

• 「かわいい子こには旅たびをさせよ」というから、子こ供どもを一人ひとりで海かい外がいに行いかせることにした。

  They say 'spare the rod and spoil the child,' so I decided to let my child go abroad alone.

• 親おやはかわいい子こには旅たびをさせよの精せい神しんで、あえて厳きびしく育そだてた。

  The parents raised their child strictly, in the spirit of 'let your darling child travel.'