EVENTS & APPEARANCES

Dr Kaylene Henderson delivers conference presentations, parenting seminars and professional development workshops around Australia and New Zealand.

Her expertise, coupled with warmth and humour, make her a popular presenter with parents and professionals alike.

She is available to present to parents, early childhood educators and to corporate groups.

You are invited to use this contact form should you wish to enquire about Dr Henderson’s availability and topics.

UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENT APPEARANCES

1^st April 2025: Community Early Learning Australia (CELA) Online Elevate Conference. For tickets and further details, head to cela.org.au/events/elevate-conference-2025

16^th August 2025: Australian Nanny Conference, ‘The Art of Care’, Brisbane QLD. For tickets, head to australiannannyassociation.org.au/ana-events/

23rd August 2025: Calming Today’s Anxious Children (CTAK), Full day conference alongside Maggie Dent and Allison Davies, Coffs Harbour NSW. Further details coming soon.

*Dr Kaylene is presenting at numerous other events through the year for Harmony Early Education, Lady Gowrie Qld, Only About Children, G8 Education and others, but these events are not open to the public. Instead, you are very welcome to join her for one of her webinars (listed below).

UPCOMING WEBINAR SERIES FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS OF 0-12’S

Join trusted Child Psychiatrist and parenting expert, Dr Kaylene Henderson, for these special evening webinars in which she’ll share her advice across a range of topics for all who live, love and work with young children.

While some of these topics are also covered in her other parent and educator resources, these webinars will all include an invaluable Q&A session.

And since it can be hard to commit to evening events when you have young children in your life, you’ll receive the webinar recording afterwards so that you can watch this when it suits.

APRIL 0-5’S WEBINAR:

Emotions, meltdowns and tantrums – When young children ‘lose it’, how we help them ‘find it’?

As much as we might wish they were, young children aren’t born with an innate ability to calm themselves down. This key skill actually takes years of experience along with the development of specific brain pathways.

In the meantime, it’s up to us as parents and educators to help guide this healthy development. By responding in certain ways when children become upset or overwhelmed, we lead them a step closer to being able to manage their feelings independently.In this invaluable webinar, you’ll discover practical tips for responding to children’s emotions and to those bigger meltdown moments.

Date: 30th April
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

MAY 0-5’S WEBINAR:

The do’s and don’ts of discipline – Research-based, practical tips to address and encourage cooperation

Young children learn so much from us, including how to behave. But as happens with any new learning, children will often get it wrong along the way.

In this invaluable webinar, you’ll learn the difference between discipline, punishment and consequences.

Ultimately, we’ll all feel much more confident guiding children’s behavioural learning if we know which approaches work best, which ones work less effectively and which ones we should avoid using altogether.

This is the webinar we all wished existed AGES ago!

Date: Wed 21st May
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

JUNE 5-12’S WEBINAR:

Strengthening children’s connections and navigating their emotions – Practical tips for home and school

This webinar will focus on tips for building secure foundations in the primary school years, so that our children can thrive.

Learn tips for navigating their big emotions along with advice for finding that tricky, ideal balance – encouraging independence while fostering closeness.

Date: Wed 4th June
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39 (or free for Team Courage schools)
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your school parent community, please contact us here

JUNE 0-5’S WEBINAR:

Anxiety and resilience – Tips for encouraging independence, building resilience and tackling anxiety in young children

There’s so much parents and educators can do to build up children’s resilience and to teach healthy anxiety management to our youngest generation. And who better to share these tips with you than a highly trained Child Psychiatrist!

In this invaluable webinar, you’ll learn the difference between ‘normal’ and problematic anxiety and at what point to seek professional help. Importantly, you’ll also learn lots of practical tips for building resilience and for guiding young children through life’s anxious moments (including tearful goodbyes).

There’s so much you can do and say in your day-to-day interactions with children to promote greater calmness, confidence and courage. Don’t miss this invaluable, expert-led session.

Date: Wed 18th June
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

JULY 0-5’S WEBINAR:

“What’s ‘normal’ anyway?” – Understanding and responding to differences in children’s development

The truth is, we see huge variation in how children develop.

So it makes sense that parents and educators will often wonder whether and when to seek advice and support when they spot developmental differences.

In this informative session, you’ll discover how and when various skills develop in children, what to look for, when to feel reassured and when to seek further support.

You’ll also learn tips for understanding and supporting children with executive functioning difficulties, sensory challenges, perfectionistic tendencies and speech delays.

It’s so hard to gain access to expert advice on this topic, so feel free to spread the word.

You can register now and submit any questions you have for the evening’s Q&A component.

Date: Wed 23rd July
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

AUGUST 0-5’S WEBINAR:

School readiness – Tips for ensuring a well-timed, settled and successful start to school

It was once thought that a child’s age along with early literacy and numeracy skills were the most important factors in determining school readiness, but we now know there are more important factors to consider.

Discover the key questions to consider when deciding if your child is ready to start school, along with tips for addressing any concerns you might have.

As a mother of three children who’ve all since started ‘big school’, Dr Kaylene will also share lots of

practical tips for preparing for the big day and, importantly, for setting the scene for a love of learning.

Date: Wed 20th August
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

AUGUST 5-12’S WEBINAR:

Tackling anxiety, encouraging greater confidence and building resilience – Practical tips for home and school

This is the second webinar focusing on the primary school years. This time, we’ll be learning all about anxiety and resilience building.

Learn expert advice on how we can guide our children through life’s anxious moments, the difference between ‘typical’ and problematic anxiety, and when to seek help.

Date: Wed 27th August 2025
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39 (or free for Team Courage schools)
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your school parent community, please contact us here

SEPTEMBER 0-5’S WEBINAR:

Raising terrific toddlers – How to tackle those tricky tasks, encourage cooperation and navigate new arrivals

If you live, love or work with a toddler, this one’s for you.

Dr Kaylene will share lots of practical tips for responding to their growing need for independence and encouraging more cooperative behaviour.

You’ll learn how to handle those tricky moments in which you need to move them along, from one activity to another.

Discover too when it might be time for toilet training, how to handle mealtime stress with picky eaters as well as advice on encouraging any new baby siblings they might meet along the way.

Date: Wed 17th September
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

OCTOBER 0-5’S WEBINAR:

Navigating childcare – Tips for choosing a service and preparing your child for a settled transition

Dr Kaylene Henderson has worked within the Early Childhood Education and Care sector for over a decade now. She’s also a Mum who knows how stressful it can feel to guide our little ones through these big changes.

In this special webinar event, she’ll share her advice for choosing the ideal early learning service for your family, along with lots of practical tips for preparing and children for a settled start or room change.

Date: Wed 15th October
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your ELC parent community, please contact us here

OCTOBER 5-12’S WEBINAR :

Tackling tricky behaviours, social, sensory challenges and more – Practical tips for home and school

In this, the third webinar in the primary school years series, hear expert advice for responding to children’s behaviours, tips for helping them navigate friendship challenges, and come away with a shared understanding of neurodivergence, sensory challenges and more…

Date: Wed 29 October 2025
Time: 6.30-7.45pm AEST (includes time for Q&A)
Cost: $39 (or free for Team Courage schools)
Registration: To request an invoice, or to arrange to share this with your school parent community, please contact us here

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“I went to see Kaylene present her ‘Managing Young Children’s Emotions and Meltdowns’ seminar recently. Not only is she an excellent speaker where you are hooked on every word, you can easily relate to her insight and wisdom. A must see presentation for anyone with young kids, you’ll be thanking her and her techniques every day and wishing you knew her secrets sooner”

TashBrisbane Parent

“We are the owners of three Child Care Centres on the North Shore of Sydney. We organised for Dr Kaylene Henderson to come down to Sydney to do separate presentations to our parents and staff. We were extremely pleased with the outcomes from the presentations.
Kaylene has a wealth of knowledge – her presentations were targeted to the specific needs of each group and she engaged very effectively with practical and relevant advice. We had positive feedback from both parents and staff and Kaylene was very generous with her time in answering questions. We felt this was a real value-add to our centres.”

Andrew Learmont & Jon FitchOwners Allambie and WillowBee Child Care Centres, Sydney

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Dr Kaylene Henderson shares her expert parenting advice on TV, radio, online and print media around the world. Within Australia, Kaylene and her work have been featured on the Today Show, ABC Radio, Essential Kids, Bub Hub, The Sunday Mail, Practical Parenting Magazine (and many more…). Her work has also been included in parenting publications from New Zealand to Canada and from Tokyo to London!

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