“Entertaining and devoid of psycho-babble, this is a highly personal account of the struggles every single parent faces, with lots of practical tips for helping children grow up to become well-adjusted adults.  A must-read for those embarking upon the challenges of single parenting!”

            —Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., founder and former president, National Fatherhood Initiative

“Horner’s work should be on high school shelves as well as in public libraries.”

            —Diane Donovan, The Midwest Book Review

“Much useful advice…it offers a refreshingly candid look at the joys and difficulties of single parenting.”

            —William Hogan, Independent Publisher

“Discipline should be constructive rather than destructive.  The objective is to correct improper behavior rather than humiliate a child.  The result leaves the family strengthened, not weakened.”

            —Victor Parachin, Scouting Magazine (published by the Boy Scouts of America)

                prefacing one of Coach Steve’s real-life, single-parenting drills

“Your experience would be useful to other single parents…  You are a brave man.”

            —Diana Baumrind, Ph.D., Institute of Human Development, University of California at Berkeley

“Remarkably written!  Horner makes mince meat of liberal parenting policies.”

            —Dr. Howard Hurwitz, PBS’ Hurwitz on Education

“In some ways (Horner’s nine-step system) goes against the grain of modern thought, but then, much of what is good and right would fit into that category as well.”

—David Davenport, president, Pepperdine University

These comments reflect typical audience feedback on past training camp questionnaires from Coach Steve’s work and family training camps held at companies that include Honeywell, General Mills, Lutheran Brotherhood, Hewlett-Packard, Deluxe Check, Tennant, and Benson Auto Group.  Actual written comments are available upon request.

“Steve is very knowledgeable about work and family subjects.  His tips will be helpful.  He also reinforced much of what I am already doing which gives me a great sense of satisfaction.”

“Huge scope of areas covered with terrific analogies.  The coach showed lots of experience and understanding with the subject.”

“In my twenty-five years of selling cars, Coach, I had never heard of a program like yours.  It’s unique and definitely needed.  You really made some excellent points with the sales team this morning.”

“Many practical suggestions on building and maintaining a positive attitude.  Thanks.”

“Very enthusiastic and fun to listen to – good experiences.  The coach’s information will improve my life.”

“I feel more positive now about managing the stress in my life.  I did enjoy the program.”

“I liked the examples that were given with the suggestions.  Very helpful.”

“Examples used were very near and dear to the heart.  Steve was very animated.  Enjoyed listening to the life experiences.”

“I really liked it a lot.  Steve has lots of good information.  I enjoyed his tips and appreciated his passion.”

“Thanks Coach.  Your training camp helped me identify certain concerns in my life that I need to address.”

“Liked what he said about enabling and empowering.”

“Liked the finance and discipline discussion.”

“Great passion!”

“Strong speaker.”

“Terrific communication tips.”

“Professional, informative, lively, upbeat, animated, great techniques, much more than I expected.”

“Bring him back.”