A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.

The proverb warns that a mother’s care can become so indulgent that it no longer helps her child. Its concern is not affection itself, but an excess that may spoil the child.

Loving intentions do not guarantee a helpful result. When protection or indulgence goes too far, the child may be spared limits that would do them good.

Use the proverb to question whether a child is being overindulged or overprotected, particularly when the care is kindly meant. It criticizes the excess, not a mother’s affection.