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

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a chopped onion if you like it (but chop it finely as it does make your burger fall apart when you’re cooking it) Commando Dad sets out to offer "a few essential skills, to reduce the stress, and allow you to function". The tone is cod-military and tongue-in-cheek, referring to a dad's "mission" and to newborns as BTs (baby troopers). I started a new part time job which turned out to be very exciting. I started to work as hostess by an event center 3 weeks ago. So far I did two works, and I had a very pleasant surprise. Just as in the army, he says, morale is key: "I have a whole chapter on morale. It's crucial. Don't be hard on yourself. We all have bad days. Just because you make a mistake, doesn't mean you're a bad parent. And above all, don't be afraid to ask for help. You're never on your own, and you're no less of a dad – or a man – if you ask for help." I think the book could be split into two. 50% of the book is aimed at the care of newborns and babies.

I just came home from my third hostess job, and I am so very mixed up. The actual event was a big swinger's party. We were 4 hostess girls, my colleague from the other two jobs and two new girls. Organisation, unsurprisingly, is a core element of Commando Dad. "Preparation and planning prevent poor parental performance," grins Sinclair, subverting a military axiom. "Think ahead. Be prepared for all eventualities, but have the confidence to adapt. Have your kitbag squared away and ready for deployment. Recognise that good routines should be standard operating procedure." It's straight to the point. You don't get lost in useless text and reflections. No "comedic" side stories, or anything that will make you lose time. Over 120,000 copies of Commando Dad have been sold. Well known celebrities such as Prince William, Sir Andy Murray and Lorraine Kelly have been spotted reading the book. Oh, and me! Layout And Format of Commando Dad Multilingual maternity resources – These are the many different languages available to give help and advice.Hopefully the mixed up feelings have subsided now and you can think clearly againwith a sense of perspective. Depending on how old your troopers are they will have their own interests and hobbies whether it be gaming, reading, football etc. Now is a good time to have a trooper debrief, ask about what they’re up too and find out more about their world, if it’s a game then ask them to show you how they play it, a book? Ask questions about the characters or the plot. Really whatever comes to mind, I have had a very interesting few weeks finding out about what my kids get up to to entertain themselves during this time. It could include physical changes to your partners body. Assistance she may need after a C section for example, such as needing someone to drive for her. A mental health and breastfeeding support section would be fantastic too. An updated version of the book should absolute feature this. 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.

The local woods are a great place to go with your troopers with trees to climb, forts to build and games to play there is always plenty to do! You’re nearer to a wood than you might think. The woodland trust has a locator that can find your closest wood, just in case you’ve misplaced your OS maps: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/find-woods/ if you’re in need of some ideas for what to do while you’re out adventuring, Commando Dad: Mission Adventure will definitely come in handy. Sinclair, 41, now a father of three, found himself wishing for something he'd been given when he joined the army: a basic training manual. "Any soldier will tell you how precious that little book is," he says. "It's a survival guide, basically. It tells you how to do everything you have to do – simply, clearly and concisely. So that was my plan: a book that will tell dads exactly how to bathe a baby, change a nappy, make a bottle, give it. A book that will give them confidence." So we decided that we would embrace the adventure of returning home. We had no job, no place to live and few savings.It's corny (refers to kids as troops, random military terms) and I have some philosophical qualms with it (too reward heavy, too praise focused - maybe it's just an American way).