Treat your son like a friend

लालयेत् पञ्चवर्षाणि
दशवर्षाणि ताडयेत् ।
प्राप्ते तु षोडशे वर्षे
पुत्रं मित्रवदाचरेत् ॥

- चाणक्यनीतिः

A child should be pampered for first five years. He should be disciplined and spanked for next ten years. Once he is sixteen, he should be treated like a friend.

A son is a little boy who grows up to be a friend.