I think Atticus is a very good father to Jem amd Scout. He is a detached father but he is also a very understanding as a father. He doesn't tell Jem and Scout how things work he lets them figure things out for themselves, this shows that he is understanding of how children think and what they want becuase he knows that kids don't want to be lectured they want to experience things.An example is" I didn't know it then but he wanted me to hear everything." He also teaches Scout about morals and when to take offense to things. Like when people are talking about Atticus saying bad things he teaches Scout to ignore them because he understands where the commments are coming from.