Commando Dad: Basic Training: How to Be an Elite Dad or Carer by Neil Sinclair - Parenting - Paperback

Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781849532617. Publisher: Summersdale. Age Range: Written for parents and carers of children from birth to three years. Overview. Commando Dad: Basic Training is the ultimate no-nonsense survival guide for new and expectant fathers, written by ex-Army Commando and dad-of-three Neil Sinclair. Delivered in the crisp, practical tone of a military training manual, this brilliantly funny yet genuinely useful book strips parenting back to clear, actionable instructions rather than vague reassurance. From bringing baby home for the first time through to the toddler years, it equips recruits to fatherhood with the confidence and competence needed to handle whatever basic training in parenthood throws at them.. About the Book. Structured like a proper military training manual, Commando Dad: Basic Training guides new fathers through every stage of caring for a child from birth to three years old, covering feeding, sleeping, bathing, safety, illness, discipline and play with the same precision Neil Sinclair once applied to real front-line operations during his Army career. Each chapter is broken into clear "missions" and "Commando Dad Top Tips", making daunting tasks — from the first nappy change to managing tantrums — feel entirely manageable for a first-time recruit to fatherhood. The tone is deliberately direct and humorous, cutting through the vague, over-sentimental language found in many parenting guides and replacing it with straightforward instruction that fathers, grandads, and any carer can act on immediately, without needing prior experience. Sinclair draws on his own six years of Army Commando service, translating planning, preparation, and calm-under-pressure thinking into the chaos and joy of early parenthood. It has become something of a cult classic among new dads for treating fatherhood as a serious, learnable skill rather than something men should simply "figure out" alone. Reportedly used by Prince William himse