My argument is, and always has been that the disciplinarian in a household should be the mother. Oh, brother, I am going to come under fire for this but I have my reasons.
Firstly, men are much stronger than women. Secondly, they are more prone to losing their temper than a woman and find it harder to control themselves.
My story of the father striking his daughter around the head with a rolled-up newspaper attests to that.
Thirdly, men act too quickly to a situation without taking time to use some logic and think things through.
Lastly, most cases relating to child abuse feature men as the culprits. There was the Baby Jaiden case here not long ago. Mother steps out leaving the toddler in the care of the boyfriend. Mom comes home to find no child. The childs bruised and tattered body was found a few days later in a local Dam. Police charged the boyfriend but he beat the murder charge. The family took him to court and the magistrate found evidence that he definitely had some involvement but once again he got off.