Press Room

April 7, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chad Mertz, (513) 287-7054, cmertz@cincymuseum.org
Laura Partridge, (513) 345-2658, lpartridge@cincymuseum.org
Ben Cober, (513) 287-7099, bcober@cincymuseum.org

Michael Gurian helps parents “Nurture The Nature” of their children
at Cincinnati Museum Center on May 15, 2007

Dynamic lecture helps parents understand and support child’s unique core personality
Special Feature: Nurturing the Gender Specific Needs of Sons and Daughters

CINCINNATI, OHIO—Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal and the Duke Energy Children’s Museum Advisory Board welcomes nationally recognized author Michael Gurian for events on May 15, 2007.

A lunchtime lecture will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a special dinner exclusively for Dads will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Individual tickets for each event are $40 per person. Combination family tickets, one for each event, are $75. Sponsorship packages, which include one table for lunch and one table for dinner, are available for $800.

For over 20 years, Michael Gurian (author of The Wonder of Boys and The Wonder of Girls) has been helping families and communities to raise healthy children. In 20 books, he has explored emotional, physical, psychological and moral development, as well as family structures and systems. His work has featured nature-based and nurture-friendly sciences, like neuro-biology, that shine light into human nature, with stories and wisdom-of-practice from everyday life.

Gurian’s lectures in Cincinnati are based on Nurture the Nature, his long-awaited book on nurturing the core nature of individual children. In it, Gurian focuses specifically on understanding the genetic, neurobiological and cultural child living in your home and family, from birth to the middle 20s. The book and lectures asks two fundamental questions, answering them with science and people’s stories: “Who is this child? What does this child need?”

The “nurture the nature” approach to child raising—one Michael and his wife, Gail, have utilized with their own children, and one that tens of thousands of other parents have enjoyed in their homes and communities—revolutionizes parenting away from social trends and helps tailor it toward a specific child’s inborn and natural strengths.

“Michael Gurian is a dynamic speaker who brings humor, insight and practical tips to parents across the country,” says Elizabeth Pierce, co-chair of the event. “We hope to sell out these events, and support the efforts of Cincinnati Museum Center to nurture the nature and growth of all of Cincinnati’s children.”

The idea of the “Dads-only dinner” was a big success last year, says Gregory Wolf, co-chair of the event. “Once again, it will be a relaxed evening of great parenting advice and insight.”

Gurian’s lecture will highlight the research from his new book, Nurture the Nature, due out May 2007. Both his lecture and book focus on five crucial elements of healthy child development:

• Understanding your own child’s inherent and natural assets. New genetics and brain research is revolutionizing our understanding of children.
• Revolutionizing your family away from distracting social trends and toward nurturing the particular nature of each child.
• Focusing on the different but essential roles of mothers, fathers, extended family, mentors, teachers and peers at specific key developmental times of a child’s and adolescent’s life.
• Understanding the specific needs of an individual boy and individual girl.
• New methods, strategies and parenting techniques for the seven stages of child and adolescence.

“Understanding the nature of individual children—focusing on their nature from the inside out is empowering to parents, teachers, and all of us who nurture our children,” says Gurian.

Every child has a unique temperament, personality, and dream-filled soul trying to flourish. Providing state-of-the-art research, this lecture is a passionate and practical guide to teaching and caring for children in today’s complex world.

To purchase lunch or dinner tickets, please call (513) 287-7021, or visit www.cincymuseum.org.

Cincinnati Museum Center gratefully acknowledges operating and capital support from the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and the State of Ohio.

Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home to the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. It is a nationally recognized educational and research resource and one of the top cultural attractions in the Midwest. Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than 1.47 million visitors annually, reaching out to almost 200,000 young people through hands-on exhibits and programs. Originally built in 1933 as the Union Terminal train station, the building is a national historic landmark and was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.

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