It's obvious that your father has some kind of emotional problems or at least he did some years ago. And these affect everyone else in the household. However, you are talking about events which took place several years ago. There would be big problems with proof, and other legal issues (such as a parent's limited privilege to impose corporal punishment). But most to the point, these problems are not what the law and courts were made for. If it is at all possible, you (and your mother) should try to get the whole family into family counseling. This is quite apart from the Alternatives to Aggression (which may not exist any longer) or other such programs. In other words, to misquote from West Side Story: 'Dis family don't need a cop; it needs a social worker.'
Answered on Jan 04th, 2016 at 10:50 AM