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Violence in Media and Its Impact on Young Children

Educators for Peaceful Classrooms and Communities, the leading peace training organization for educators, offers this limited-time free workshop!

Saturday, October 4, 2025, 9:00AM to 10:30AM PDT

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Presentation Available in Spanish

Using Zoom’s Language Interpretation feature, our workshop will be presented in both English and Spanish. Participants can choose their language choice once logged into the meeting. Simultaneous translation services generously provided by Orange County Child Care Association.

About the Workshop

Children today are surrounded by media, and much of it contains violence that shapes how they see the world and respond to others. As educators, we play a vital role in recognizing how media affects children’s stress, behavior, and development. This presentation will explore the scope of media violence and strategies for supporting children.

What We Will Cover

We will discuss the following and participants will have the opportunity to share their challenges and successes.

Identify how media violence currently affects children’s development and well-being.
Recognize common signs of stress in children related to violent media exposure.
Apply strategies for responding to and reducing stress caused by media in young children.

Meet the Presenters

Wilma Gold, MSW

PRESENTER
Wilma has her BA from Pacific Oaks College and her MSW from Yeshiva University. She has directed parent co-ops, state-funded, faith based, private-for-profit, and not-for-profit programs for infants through school age children. Wilma sits on the CAEYC Professional Development Committee.
Marcia Stein

PRESENTER
Marcia Stein was head Teacher/Director, then Executive Director of a childcare center for school aged children for 18 years. She served on the Santa Cruz County Human Care Alliance and the County Human Services Commission.
Anabell Garcia

PRESENTER
Anabell is an infant and toddler educator and owner of Ready Play and Learn Child Care in Southern California. She serves on the board for Orange County Child Care Association and is the Chair of the Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children Family Child Care Committee.