Commando Dad: New Recruits by Neil Sinclair (Chronicle Books, 192 pages) $22.95
With military precision, ex-British Army Commando Neil Sinclair delivers a clear and well-thoughtout guide book for those men who have just been enlisted into the ranks of fatherhood.
Treating the pregnancy like a military operation may at first seem insensitive, but Sinclair mixes just the right amount of humour in with his information.
Admitting that he was ill-prepared for the arrival of his first born and the subsequent years when he took on the role of stay-at-home-dad to his three children prompted him to write his first book addressing the first three years of raising children. This is the manual that he wished he had when he first discovered he was going to be a dad.
Distilling a wide range of information into easy-to-follow descriptions and charts, Sinclair delivers an overview of what is happening to the mother, otherwise referred to as your CO (commanding officer). Preparation is a big part of any military exercise and Sinclair applies that same attention to detail in his chapters on appointments, essential equipment, delivery day and more.
This may be the perfect starting place for any father-to-be to familiarize himself with the role he's just signed up for.
