The Dad's Survival Guide: The Early Years

by Ian Banks

Do you break out in a cold sweat when your two-year-old has a fever? Does the idea of watching your baby being born make you think desperately about becoming a vegan? What you need is a workshop manual for dads. As luck would have it, Ian Banks, family doctor, broadcaster, and father of four has produced a handy volume which every dad or prospective dad should keep in life's glove compartment. This is it. This is 'The Dad's Survival Guide.' Without it you are a mere mortal. With it, you are more, much more. You are a highly tuned dad and you might just reach retirement age without your exhaust pipe dropping off.

7 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

Ian is a retired accident and emergency doctor and general practitioner. He is a former president of the Men’s Health Forum (England and Wales), past vice president of the International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH), past deputy editor of the Men’s Health Journal and for six years the medical editor for Men’s Health magazine. He was a trustee of Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP, formerly Doctor Patient Partnership) for six years. Ian is a founder member of the Self Care Forum (UK) and the official spokesman on men’s health issues for the BMA.

The BBC book The Trouble with Men was written by Ian in 1996 to accompany the television series of the same name. It was followed by Men’s Health, The Good Patient Guide, The Children’s Health Guide, Get Fit with Brittas, Men’s Health in General Practice, The Dad’s Survival Guide and Ask About Sex.

Ian has written a series of books for Haynes. These include Man Workshop Manual, Baby Workshop Manual, Sex Workshop Manual, Woman Workshop Manual, Toddler Manual, Cancer Manual (the only book in 2004 to win the Plain English Award), HGV MAN (on men and weight) and Brain (dealing with men and mental wellbeing). He has also written or edited over 150 small workshop manuals on various areas of men’s health with a distribution of over two million copies.

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Not to be confused with Iain Banks