It doesn’t matter if you are an alpha male or not when it comes to protecting your wife and children. I fully admit that while I would try, I lack training to fend off an attacker… but thats because I lack training. It has nothing to do with my sex, gender, or gender presentation.
Men teach women to be loved, protected and cherished. Men make sure everything a woman needs to take care of the home and the children will be provided.
Women teach men that they will be loved, respected and supported.
A woman makes the home. The man makes it possible.
A child has a much less tendency to act out when they know what the consistent punishment will be for the act. I don’t know what you’d label as a “beating” but the most severe punishment I’ve given my children in raising them was a belt spanking. Once it’s established and in their mind, they’ll think first before committing the act. Remember this, I do it because I love them, not because I’m mad and that is very important.
I would consider “belt spanking” to be beating. While I’m mostly okay with other parents choosing to hit their children with their hands occasionally (even if I personally wouldn’t), I do think that using actual tools to do so is borderline child abuse.
And to be clear: I am not accusing anyone here of child abuse.