Mom’s influence on kids is greater than dad.  I know some people may not agree with me and are able to give me many examples.   But I would love to tell you my logical reasons why mom’s influence on kids is greater than dad or any one in the world.
First of all, a baby starts, develops and processes from mom, not dad though both mom and dad are the producers.
Second, a dad can’t really do much but gives a seed before a baby is born, but a mom gives a baby an entire life and a whole world.  A mom carries the baby for ten months and delivers the baby with a great pain that only mom knows.  I guess it is very pain because I could not watch my wife’s face when she was in laboring.  I still remember very vividly how difficult and hard it was for my lovely wife to have my two girls in twenty months and to deliver the babies.  As a father, I almost were not able to do nothing, but saying, “ Honey, you are ok.  I love you, you will be fine”.  And even worse, some dads even don’t know where their seeds go, but a mom always knows hers because the baby is from her body.
Third, since a mom does more to a bay even before the baby was born, a mom is more close to the baby instinctly.  For the same reason, a baby would be closer to the mom rather than to a dad.
You are still can’t be persuade by my ideas?  Let me give you some examples how a mom influnces her kid.
Kong Zi was raised by a widowed mom if I remember right.  Meng Zi’s mom relocated three times which was very important in Meng Zi’s education.  Yue Fei was raised by a single mom.  Jiang Jie Shi’s father was passed away when he was a little boy.  Mao Ze Dong was not quite close to his dad, but to his mom.  Hitler kind of hated his father.  Clinton, my great hero, loves his mom dearly without even meeting his father who was dead in a car accident before Clinton was born.
You may say all these are dead or foreigners and not necessarily support my view.  Well, look around and see how many dads come to this education site, not many but bunches of moms.  Don’t tell me that dads are busy.  It is not a true reason.   Over all, dads just do care kids as much as moms do.   Look at you dear friend, No Worry.  He has a super mom and another super mom in America.  Without these two great moms, No Worry cannot be No Worry today.  And look at my little angels.  They are just closer to their mom rather than to me no matter what and how No Worry tires.  And even worse, a couple times, my two angles, especially the little one of 4 years old, says, “ Daddy, you are bad and I don’t like you.” word by word with ears in her eyes and her tiny figure pointing at me when I say to her” Honey, you’ve got to eat.”  But they never say this to their mom, never.
So don’t feel too bad, you great dad, if your kids are more close to your dear wife rather than to you.  It is very normal.  And at the same time, don’t blame your great wife if she is a little bit of easy going with your kids.   A mom feels more pain than a dad does if kids are hurt because the kids are from mom’s body, not yours.  
Bottom of line, what I am trying to say is that a mom should do more with kids if you whish your kids great though the dad shares the same and equal responsibility and obligation to raise kids.  It is normal, nature, basic instinc and a better way to raise up kids.