To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapters 12-14

I always felt that Atticus was a poor father. However, I believed that the setting and time when the story takes place could be the blame. In the 1930's, women normally took care of children, while the father works. However, Atticus is a single father, so he does not normally look after his children. However, at the end of Chapter 13, Atticus tells his children to "act more like a gentleman and lady", and even the narrator recalls that this was the first time Atticus was motherly. I believe that while he is working on this case, he is learning to be a better parent as well.