Atticus's words actually speak for itself. It is just another way of explaining his belief that's it's always best to tell the truth and be honest with his children when they come to him for answers. Atticus's response comes after his brother, Jack, tells him that Scout had come to...
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him with a question he decided was best left honestly unanswered.
"... she asked me what a whore-lady was..."
"Did you tell her?"
"No, I told her about Lord Melbourne." (Chapter 9)
Atticus's little lecture to his brother shows a much greater understanding of children than Jack. Atticus recognizes that a truthful answer works best with children, who can more clearly see an "evasion"--a lie--than adults. Atticus proves his point in a later chapter when Scout asks him
"What's rape?"
... He sighed and said rape was carnal knowledge of a female by force and without consent.
"Well if that's all it is why did Calpurnia dry me up when I asked her what it was?" (Chapter 14)
Atticus's direct answer, in typical legalese, is truthful and to the point--and one which was above Scout's comprehension, but which sufficiently satisfied her curiosity. She quickly went on to another subject, just as Atticus had explained to Jack.
Atticus practices what he preaches. One of the things he is adamant about is not hiding things from his children. In fact, he is so honest with them that it seems like he talks to Jem and Scout as if they were adults, even though he frames things in ways they can understand. While Atticus is discussing Maycomb's racism and the upcoming trial with Jack, Scout notices once again how Atticus wants his children to understand the truth of things:
But I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.
This quote is as applicable, or even more, today because children have more access to information and are potentially more in tune to the world. This is not necessarily the case since many children use the Internet for games and social networking. But in general, kids are more connected and therefore more aware of culture and information. With so much good and bad information out there, it is imperative in this "information age" for the parent to be a reliable source of truth, someone the child can always go to for context and clarification. (This is something a parent should be in any era but it is certainly very applicable today.) Atticus plays this role of reliable parent perfectly.
There is an irony in the situation as there are many points of adult society which cannot be fully explained as they are inexplicable. The quotation refers to the explanation of rape by Atticus. His view is a logical and sensible one, and an excellent way of managing difficult sexual explanations. However, it is difficult to explain the innate racism of Maycomb and indeed the US as a whole at the time of the novel. Tom Robinson being tried for the unproven crime of rape is inexplicable. His guilty verdict even more so. Sometimes there has to be evasion as there is no logical explanation.
Herein lies the value of the child narrator. Scout does not accept or deliver evasive comment. She is direct, honest and through her eyes all can see the racial injustice accepted by all of the adults and the nation as a whole. Atticus is as clear with her and Jem as he can be, and as a result she sees even more perceptively than her father.
This is when Atticus was talking to Uncle Jack about giving Scout and Jem straight answers, such as his textbook definition of the word "rape" when Scout asked what it meant. Here's what Atticus is trying to say: Don't lie to kids. Give them just enough informatoin, simply as possible, to satisfy their initial inquiry. The production part refers to giving a kid a college level explanation of a 1st grade level question.
For instance, think about the classic, "Where do babies come from?" Most of the time, saying "from mommy's tummy" or "the hospital" will suffice, and the kid will just say "oh, okay", moving along. There's no need for a parent to basically explain the entire reproductive process, along with the ethics of sexuality, for a simple question from a youngster.
Spotting an evasion simply means a child's ability to determine when an adult is uncomfortable with a question and is making an effort not to answer it truthfully or completely. If the parent in the above-mentioned scenario would've said, "babies? Well... why do you need to know? Ask me when you're older", then an onslaught of additional questions would have certainly ensued.
Hopefully this has answered your question!