Commando Dad: Basic Training: How to be an Elite Dad or Carer. From Birth to Three Years

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Apart from that, it is a very good book for new dads with easy to understand language and is to the point. I believe that postnatal depression in dads needs to be recognised on a wider basis and every single dad needs to know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness.

I have read it from start to finish in preparation and just feel there are better books out there for this purpose. Depending on how old your troopers are they will have their own interests and hobbies whether it be gaming, reading, football etc.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.

In haste my granddad jumped in to what he thought was shallow water but it actually came over his head. He has survived winters in Arctic Norway, cleared minefields in Iraq and tracked drug traffickers in the jungles of Belize. Any former soldier who authors a paragraph on the importance of “being kind to yourself as a new parent”, gets a big thumbs up from me. Being a stay-at-home father, he says, laid the foundations for the project: "We made the decision, when we came back to Britain, that one of us would stay at home with the kids.

Being a man and therefore having an intrinsic obsession with everything army related, this book stood out from the rest of the significantly more formal books on my pre-birth reading list. He sent a copy to each of his daughters (my mum Ann and my auntie Barbara) and across the top he wrote “thought you might like to see this. First in my pile was the highly recommended “Pocket Commando Dad: Advice for New Recruits to Fatherhood: From Birth to 12 months” by Neil Sinclair. The people who stand to benefit the most from this book are new parents who have no previous exposure to babies.

We’ve all got old clothes hidden in drawers or cupboards which to our troopers can seem like magical costumes, let them run wild and dress up! Clearly, it’s not an age-based activity as my teenaged troopers Sam and Jude still pinch my clothes now!By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Your backup is the people you can be completely honest with and who can be completely honest with you.