Will this session be recorded?

Name: Virtual MyTime: Supporting your child's behaviour
Start: 2026-08-13T22:00:00-0400
End: 2026-08-13T23:30:00-0400

No. As a peer support group, participants are invited to share their experiences. To create a safe space and protect everyone’s privacy, this event will not be recorded.

Virtual MyTime: Supporting your child's behaviour

Thu, 13 Aug, 10pm - 11:30pm EDT

Online Event

Kiind

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Description

What is your child's behaviour trying to tell you?

Behaviour is a means of communication, often in response to unmet needs, frustration, fear, anxiety, or discomfort. Supporting your child's behaviour can help families minimise triggers and teach children effective ways to communicate their needs.

Kiind’s upcoming Virtual MyTime session is designed to help parents and carers of children aged 0-18 years better understand and support their child and strengthen family relationships.

This session will be facilitated by Kiind and joined by guest speaker, Maggie from Developmental Disability WA (DDWA). This session aims to help parents and carers gain the knowledge and skills to support their child's behaviours. This includes helping attendees recognise triggers, dealing with issues in early childhood through to the teenage years, and more.

Date: Friday, 14 August 2026

Time: 10am - 11:30am

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free

We look forward to welcoming you to this safe and supportive space.

Facilitators

Maggie

Maggie is a parent of a son with complex communication needs who, at times, displays behaviours that may be perceived as challenging. With a background in early childhood education, she has also audited the Complex Communication Needs course at Edith Cowan University, including the behaviour support unit. Maggie currently self-manages her son’s NDIS plan and contributes to the NDIA Self-Management Advisory Board. She brings over ten years of experience working in the disability sector, alongside a lifetime of personal connection with people with disability. Drawing on her perspective as both a sibling to a sister with disability and a parent, Maggie offers a rich and unique lived experience. In her role at Developmental Disability WA, she facilitates the Side by Side peer support group.
Alana

In this session, you'll be joined by Kiind's Peer Support and Capacity Building Lead, Alana. With seven years’ experience in the not-for-profit disability sector and prior international experience in hospitality management, Alana combines strong leadership skills with a deep understanding of community needs. Alana is a passionate advocate for access and inclusion, committed to ensuring all children and families receive the support they need. In her role at Kiind, Alana facilitates Parent Support Groups and Capacity Building Workshops, championing the power of peer connection and empowering families in their caring roles.

FAQs

Will this session be recorded?

No. As a peer support group, participants are invited to share their experiences. To create a safe space and protect everyone’s privacy, this event will not be recorded.

"These sessions have been an effective way for me to learn. I look forward to jumping online every week, being still, and learning. It's become part of my routine.”
"Thank you Kiind for being here. You are critical to people that care. There is limited support that is meaningful. This is what we need"

About Kiind

Kiind supports families raising children living with disability, autism and developmental delay. We provide practical assistance, emotional support, connection to other families and help to find the most appropriate services and supports for children and their families.

Kiind is a family-led, independent peer support organisation with almost 40 years of operation. We support 7,000 families in Western Australia, and all services are provided free-of-charge.

The information you provide will be kept private and confidential and will be used to create your MyTime membership.

By registering for this event you agree you have read and agreed with the MyTime member consent statement. MyTime is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, nationally coordinated by the Parenting Research Centre and State.' Visit http://mytime.net.au for more information.