Commando Dad: Basic Training: How to Be an Elite Dad or Carer from Birth to Three Years

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849532613 ISBN 13: 9781849532617

Publisher: Summersdale, 2013

An indispensable training manual for new recruits to fatherhood

Attention! Written by an ex-Commando and dad of three, this manual provides clear and logical advice on all the practicalities of becoming a new father and simple, helpful instruction for all obstacles along the way. It will teach prospective fathers, in no-nonsense terms, how to survive the first 24 hours; how to Prepare and Plan to Prevent Poor Parental Performance; how to maintain morale in the ranks; how to feed, clothe, transport, and entertain your troops; how to transport the troops successfully on maneuvers; how to increase your "flash to bang" time and "square away" tasks along the way; and much more. Let training commence. 

About the Author:

Neil Sinclair is an ex-Commando, qualified child-minder, and full-time dad to three young troopers. He also runs a weekend playgroup and maintains commandodad.com.

Review:

'A no-nonsense guide to being an elite dad or carer, from birth to three years - great package.' The Bookseller 'one of the best parenting books I've ever read' -- Lorraine Kelly 'The advice, approved by healthcare professionals, is quick to read, easy to understand and simple to digest, delivered in short, unambiguous bullet points and, no-nonsense rules - and, pretty unarguably, spot on.' -- Jon Henley The Guardian 'A must-have for new dads' MADE Magazine 'brilliant book' The Daily Telegraph 'Neil Sinclair experienced many life and death situations during his six years as an Army Commando. But forget tracking drug traffickers through the jungles of Belize or clearing mines in Iraq while dodging sniper fire - the most daunting thing the dad of three has ever faced is bringing his newborn son, Samuel, home from hospital' Baby & Me Magazine