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4 Ways You Can Help Your Child
Deal With Stress

Adults often complain they are “stressed out.” Increasingly, statistics show, American children are stressed out as well, and the effects on their health, emotional state, and cognitive ability can be significant.

It’s well-documented that adult stress can lead to serious illnesses. But many researchers believe that ongoing stress during childhood – from poverty, parents fighting or substance abuse, bullying, violence or other adversity – can harm kids’ brains and other body systems and possibly lead to major health issues when they’re adults. Therefore, it is vital for parents to help their children cope with stress.

“Adults can handle more stress than children, because our brains are already formed and we have many more coping skills,” says Alise McGregor, founder of Little Newtons (www.littlenewtons.com), an early education center with locations in Minnesota and Illinois. “Research shows there are lasting effects from stress on kids’ development. Not exposing your child to any stress at home, of course, is ideal, but in today’s world there is so much affecting kids that parents need to know how to help them through it.”
Statistics cited in a greatschools.org article reflect the higher levels of stress that American children are experiencing: suicides among adolescents have quadrupled since the 1950s; and in the past decade, using pharmaceuticals to treat emotional disorders has increased 68 percent for girls, 30 percent for boys.

McGregor suggests four ways parents can help their children cope with stress:

•   Listen to them and communicate. “By listening to them, you are acknowledging their feelings but also strengthening the trust/bond you have with your child,” McGregor says. “Trust is so important in childhood. They feel supported and feel better being able to get it off their chest.”
•   Exercise. This is easy, fun and often necessary as a coping mechanism. “Children who are physically active release stress as well as build confidence,” McGregor says. “And they sleep better, which in turn makes them better equipped to take on their day.”
•   Take care of yourself, slow down. Children are aware of their surroundings and look to their caregiver for support. “If a caregiver is not fully equipped to handle their own stress, they certainly can’t fully support a child,” McGregor says. “We often are in such a hurry that many of the basic necessities of care-giving are rushed through. Children can feel the stress caregivers are experiencing and often will act out.”
•   Teach them relaxation techniques. Just as parents teach children how to throw a baseball or build a tower with blocks, they should also teach them how to cope with stressful situations in life, McGregor says. “There are ways to do this, such as count down from 10, or ‘breathe in the soup, blow out the soup.’ It slows down their ‘hyperstate’ of accelerated heart rate and fast breathing.”

“Most parents have the skills to deal with their child’s stress,” McGregor adds. “The time to seek professional help for a child’s stress is when any change in behavior persists, or when the stress is causing problems at home or school.”

About Alise McGregor

Alise McGregor is the founder of Little Newtons (www.littlenewtons.com), an exceptional child care center focusing on early childhood education with four locations in Minnesota and one in Illinois. She is the author of an upcoming book, Creating Brilliance. Also a nurse, she has a B.S. in Exercise Physiology with a cardiac rehabilitation emphasis.
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BIG SOMETHING

Announces New Album

The Otherside

Out April 20th, 2018

Previously featured on Relix, Glide Magazine,

Jambase, and more

Raleigh, NC - March 13, 2018 - Six piece powerhouse Big Something is thrilled to announce they will release their new album The Otherside on April 20th, 2018. The Otherside, the band's 5th full-length studio album, is a follow up to 2017's Tumbleweed, Big Something's most critically acclaimed release to date. Fans can check out the first single, "Sundown Nomad," here. The band will celebrate the release with a 2 night performance at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC during their event The Big What? Wilmington on April 27 & 28. For more information, please visit: www.bigsomething.com.

On the new album, vocalist Nick MacDaniels shared: "We wanted to pay homage to the original concept of "an album" with this release where sitting down and listening to the whole thing is an experience - 20 minutes per side with a break between. Side A complements Side B. This is the first time we've setup an album to fit perfectly on a vinyl record like that."

"This album is special. It felt like we were capturing an important moment together as a band and as brothers." adds drummer Ben Vinograd. "The weight and responsibility to put out a record we were proud of shifted into something much deeper, a way to pay tribute to our friend and lyricist Paul. We wanted to embrace and honor the final words and stories he contributed to our cause."

A 6 piece powerhouse with a sound that is both unique and timeless, Big Something fuses elements of rock, pop, funk, and improvisation to take listeners on a journey through a myriad of musical styles. It's no secret why this group has quickly become one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from the Southeast. Soaring guitars, E.W.I. (electronic wind instrument), synths, horns and alluring vocal hooks rise to the top of their infectious collection of songs and represent a sound that has caught the ears of such revered stalwarts as Umphrey's McGee, Moon Taxi, Galactic, moe., Robert Randolph, and even The B52s, who have all tapped Big Something as direct support.

The Otherside was recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC with the help of Grammy-nominated producer and Carolina Music Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient - John Custer (Corrosion of Conformity) who has produced all 5 of the bands albums.

On The Otherside, Big Something continues to build upon the post-apocalyptic peyote trip imagery from Tumbleweed, concluding the story of a nomad who has made it to the other side of his journey wandering through the night towards a desert sunrise. The album also showcases a different musical side of the band with a heavier, more focused and soulful collection of 8 songs including "Smoke Signal" - a track that was written for the studio and has never been performed live.

The project is dedicated to the memory of the bands late lyricist and friend Paul Interdonato who tragically passed away on Dec 3, 2017 - the same day the band was setting up in the studio to record. Now each song carries a certain weight as the album features several of the last lyrical compositions that Paul ever wrote for Big Something. It is a thoughtful and poignant musical journey paying tribute to a lifelong friend with a brilliant imagination.

Big Something is Nick MacDaniels (vocals, guitar), Casey Cranford (sax, EWI), Jesse Hensley (lead guitar), Ben Vinograd (drums), Doug Marshall (bass), Josh Kagel (keys, trumpet), and Rhett Huffman (keys).

For more information, please visit:

Website: www.bigsomething.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/theBIGsomething

Twitter: www.twitter.com/BigSomething

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bigsomethingofficial

Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/thebigsomething

Bandcamp: www.bigsomething.bandcamp.com

Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1sGotIg

The Otherside Tracklisting:

1. Sundown Nomad

2. Wildfire

3. The Cave

4. The Otherside

5. Smoke Signal

6. Cosmic Dust

7. Plug

8. Hole

Upcoming Tour Dates:

3/17 - Roanoke, VA @ Martin's Downtown

3/23 - Telluride, CO @ Sheridan Opera House

3/24 - Telluride, CO @ Sheridan Opera House

3/27 - Durango, CO @ The Animas City Theatre

3/28 - Frisco, CO @ The Barkley Ballroom

3/29 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

3/31- Teton Village, WY @ Village Commons

4/3 - Bozeman, MT, @ The Eagles Ballroom

4/4 - Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge

4/5 - Sandpoint, ID @ The Hive

4/6 - Sandpoint, ID @ The Hive

4/7 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern

4/10 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux

4/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Elevate

4/13 - Steamboat Springs, CO @ Schmiggity's

4/14 - Fort Collins, CO @ Hodi's Half Note

4/18 - Montgomery, AL @ Capri Theatre

4/19-21 - Live Oak, FL @ The Wanee Festival

4/27 - Wilmington, NC @ The Big What? Wilmington

4/28 - Wilmington, NC @ The Big What? Wilmington

5/5 - North Charleston, SC @ Trondossa Music & Arts Festival

5/25-27 - Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival

5/31-6/2 - Minden, WV @ Mountain Music Festival

6/21-24 - Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest Festival

6/28-7/1 - Rothbury, MI @ Electric Forest Festival

6/29 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues w/Umphrey's McGee

7/14-15 - Telluride, CO @ The Ride Festival

7/19-22 - Scranton, PA @ The Peach Festival

8/16 - Pittsboro, NC @ The Big What?

8/17 - Pittsboro, NC @ The Big What?

8/18 - Pittsboro, NC @ The Big What?

8/25 - Arrington, VA @ Lockn' Festival

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GIDEON

Announces Upcoming Tour

With Born of Osiris

New Album, Cold, Out Now

Via Equal Vision Records

March 16, 2018 - Alabama hardcore band Gideon has announced that they will be hitting the road this May with Born of Osiris for a three week spring tour. The run, which also features Fit For A King and Currents, kicks off on May 3rd in Racine and wraps up on May 25th in Iowa City. Tickets are on-sale now. For a full list of dates, please see below or visit: www.gideonal.com.

Gideon is Daniel McWhorter (vocals), Tyler Riley (guitar), and Jake Smelley (drums). The band has toured and shared stages with the likes of Motionless In White, The Ghost Inside, Memphis May Fire and Being As An Ocean, as well as having performed at festivals and tours such as Vans Warped Tour, Bamboozle, Heavy Montreal, South By So What and Never Say Never.

Their latest album, Cold, was released on May 12th, 2017 via Equal Vision Records. It was recorded in Belleville, NJ with producer Will Putney (Northlane, Stray From The Path, Counterparts) and follows Calloused (2014, Facedown Records), which earned the band impressive Billboard Charting including: No. 4 Hard Rock Album, No. 5 Christian Album, No. 15 Independent Album, No. 21 Top Rock Album, and No. 74 Top Current.

For More Information, please visit:

Website: www.gideonal.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/GideonAL

Twitter: www.twitter.com/gideonal

Instagram: www.instagram.com/gideonal

Upcoming Tour Dates:

5/3 - Racine, WI @ Route 20 Outhouse

5/4 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Emerson Theater

5/5 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club

5/6 - Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall

5/8 - Providence, RI @ Alchemy

5/9 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance