Your children need a dad who can understand their tears. Sometimes words just don't cut it. The hurt goes too deep. The only way they can communicate what's on their heart is through tears. Listen to those tears.
Good dads know how to interpret their meaning.
Make sure that you are near when your kids are broken-hearted. And when their spirits get crushed, be quick to hold them, to love them and to comfort. That's a man's work. That's the work of a father. That's what real men do for their children.