Support for ADHD Mums, and the Children They’re Raising
The MindfulMama Collective
Gentle emotional intelligence books for young children with ADHD.
Created by an ADHD coach, these storybooks help children develop self-awareness, emotional understanding, and confidence through calm, relatable stories designed to be 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.
Casper & Bentley Emotional Learning Stories
Young children with ADHD often feel emotions quickly and intensely. Their bodies react before their thinking brain has time to understand what is happening.
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These gentle stories help children begin recognising what feelings feel like inside their body. Through familiar situations and repeated reading, children slowly build the language and understanding they need to make sense of big emotions.
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Rather than correcting behaviour in the moment, the Casper & Bentley stories introduce emotional understanding in calm, everyday moments, allowing children to build awareness, confidence, and emotional regulation over time.
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Written especially for children aged 2–7, and particularly supportive for children with ADHD, these stories help young readers begin understanding their inner world in a way that feels safe, relatable, and natural.
Storybooks That Help Children Understand Their Feelings
These stories are designed to be read slowly and revisited over time, helping children build emotional understanding naturally.
Casper & Bentley Feelings Journal -Practice Noticing Feelings
This gentle journal helps children practise noticing how their body feels throughout the day.
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Children colour Casper’s tummy in the morning and afternoon, helping them understand that feelings change and learning to pause and reflect.
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Designed for ages 2–7 and works alongside the Casper & Bentley stories.
From the Blog
Reflections on emotional intelligence, ADHD, child development, and supporting children with understanding rather than urgency.
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