What do you consider the qualities in Atticus that makes him such a good father to Jem and Scout?

There are
two other qualities that make him not only a "good father" but a great father.  He is
honest with his kids.  He never sugar-coats anything to them.  Whenasks what "rape"
was, rather than getting flustered like Uncle Jack did, he gave her the clinical definition of
it.  He told Jack that when a child asks you a question, you answer it.  It's that simple.  He
treated them with respect by being completely honest.  He told them what they needed to know,
and didn't make a "production" of it.

The second and perhaps the
more important of the two qualities was teaching them courage.  He didn't want the children
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