Support for ADHD Mums, and the Children They’re Raising
The MindfulMama Collective
Gentle emotional intelligence books for children with ADHD
Created by a qualified ADHD coach, these storybooks support self-awareness, emotional understanding, and confidence from an early age, through calm, relatable stories designed to be read slowly and revisited over time.
About me
Hi, I’m Tanya.
I’m an ADHD coach, emotional intelligence practitioner, and wellbeing therapist, and a mum to
I create coaching-informed emotional intelligence books to help young children understand their inner world, and to support parents in responding with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
My work focuses on understanding before regulation, because when children make sense of how they feel, emotional skills can grow naturally over time.​​
The Early Emotional Scaffolding Framework
I developed the Early Emotional Scaffolding Framework to support emotional development in ADHD early years.
This approach focuses on building emotional understanding in calm, everyday moments, before dysregulation takes over, laying the foundations for stronger self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience into later childhood and adult life.
Children’s Self aware-ness Story Books
Bentley and Casper Learn regulation
A children’s emotional regulation book series for ages 2–7
These gentle stories help children:
• understand that big feelings move quickly
• recognise the space between a feeling and a reaction
• practise simple pausing and calming skills
• build early impulse control and emotional awareness
Written especially for children with ADHD or strong emotional responses — but supportive for all young children learning how to manage their feelings with growing confidence.
Bentley & Casper Learn Big Feelings
A children’s emotional intelligence book series for ages 2–7
These gentle stories help children:
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recognise big feelings in their bodies
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understand why emotions happen
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learn that feelings don’t last forever
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experience support, not correction​
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Written especially for children with ADHD — but beneficial for all children.
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A children’s self-awareness book series for ages 2–7
These gentle stories help children:
• notice what is happening inside their thoughts and bodies
• understand that feelings can come from assumptions
• explore different perspectives safely
• build early reflective thinking through story
Written especially for children with ADHD — but supportive for all children developing emotional understanding.
Casper and Bentley Learn About Themselves
Bentley & Casper Learn About Their Senses
A children’s sensory awareness book series for ages 2–7
These calm stories help children:
• notice how their bodies respond to sounds, textures and busy spaces
• understand that bodies can react before we know why
• reduce fear around unfamiliar sensations
• build early sensory and emotional language
Written especially for children with ADHD or sensitive nervous systems — but beneficial for all children learning to interpret their world.
From the Blog
Reflections on emotional intelligence, ADHD, child development, and supporting children with understanding rather than urgency.
Latest Blog
Before School Starts: The Emotional Foundation That Shapes Adulthood
These resources are created to support children, and the adults around them, to better understand emotions, behaviour, and themselves, one small step at a time.