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Fatherhood boot camp: Become a top-ranking parent with military precision.

Commando Dad

basic training: how to be an elite dad or carer. from birth to three years

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    6 May 2012

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Summary

Commando Dad: Basic Training for New Recruits

Attention! In your hand is an indispensable training manual for new recruits to fatherhood. Written by ex-Commando and dad of three Neil Sinclair, this manual will teach you, in no-nonsense terms, all the practical skills you need to be a top-ranking parent.

Packed with easy-to-follow advice and Commando Dad Top Tips, this book will teach you how to be the ultimate protector to your newest recruit. As any Commando Dad knows, with the right preparation and planning, anyone can parent with military precision.

In less time than it takes to shine your boots, learn how to:

  • Survive the first 24 hours
  • Prepare and Plan to Prevent Poor Parental Performance
  • Maintain morale in the ranks
  • Establish standing orders and implement daily routines
  • Feed, clothe and entertain your troops
  • Transport the troops successfully on manoeuvres
  • Pack a survival kit for everything from light missions to long-term deployments
  • Recognize common trooper ailments
  • Keep base camp tidy and square away tasks along the way

And much, much more.

Let training commence!

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781849532617
ISBN-10:1849532613
Author:Neil Sinclair
Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint:Summersdale Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:6 May 2012
Weight:386g
Dimensions:20mm x 211mm x 149mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

A must-have for new dads * MADE Magazine *A no-nonsense guide to being an elite dad or carer, from birth to three years - great package. * The Bookseller *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 *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. * The Guardian - Jon Henley *

About The Author

Neil Sinclair

Neil Sinclair is an ex-Commando, qualified childminder and full-time dad to three young troopers!

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