Dad You Suck: And other things my children tell me

Written with self-excoriating candour and the driest humour, comes a book about being a dad from one of our best loved journalists.

For Tim Dowling, fatherhood has sometimes felt like two decades of lessons learned through failure.

1. Dont give your children sugary drinks and expect them to be as sweet. You could end up with a chopstick in your earhole.

2. There is no reason holidays should be thought of as relaxing. Consider them an opportunity to be shrieked at in different climates.

3. Lets not tell mum about this is not legally binding. It never has been. Youre only trying to make yourself feel better.

Drawing on what actually feels like two lifetimes of experience, Dad You Suck is a hilarious account of the joy of fatherhood, and the subtle art of transforming your childrens insults into a reason for being.