The Psychology of Parenting and ADHD

In The Psychology of Parenting and ADHD, psychology-trained educator and ADHD & executive function specialist Kylie Mort brings together decades of experience working with children, teenagers, and families navigating everything from everyday parenting challenges to complex neurodivergent needs.

This powerful follow-up to Kylie’s multi-award-winning children’s book Little People Big Emotions expands the conversation from helping children understand their feelings to helping parents understand the psychology behind those feelings — and what to do next.

This practical, psychology-based guide bridges the gap between neurotypical and neurodivergent parenting, offering clear explanations, evidence-informed insights, and realistic strategies that work in real homes — not just in theory.

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Professional Background & Publications

Not every family can access private tuition in today’s cost-of-living climate. What should remain accessible, however, is guidance grounded in evidence-based education, psychology, and real classroom experience.

I am a professionally registered teacher with over 20 years’ experience, a multi-award-winning writer, and an educator who has built a career around assessing, supporting, and mentoring students as individuals — particularly neurodivergent learners — through education, coaching, and online tuition.

The publications and projects listed on this page are included to reflect my professional background, expertise, and body of work.

Selected Publications (Professional Reference)

Little People Big Emotions

Multi-award-winning illustrated children’s book

Little People Big Emotions is a multi-award-winning illustrated children’s book created to support emotional literacy, self-worth, resilience, confidence, and a sense of belonging. The book was awarded GOLD in the MMH Book Awards for Emotional Intelligence Education.

Written from both lived and professional experience, the book reflects my work as a teacher, youth advocate, coach, and mentor, alongside training across Education, Psychological Science, NLP, and Performance Coaching. Originally developed for my own daughter, it was designed to help children better understand emotions, identity, and belonging.

 EXCERPTS: 

Little People Big Emotions

“My mind is a beautiful butterfly…

My teacher says to focus here…

But the butterfly is curious and wants to explore…

It flits and flutters across the landscape, always moving, always searching for the next most interesting idea…

And that’s ok…” 

(Kylie Mort, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG EMOTIONS)

Back Yourself

“…Many of us remain limited by the perspectives of those who have known us. Those who, because of once knowing a version of us, will consciously or not, maliciously, or not, entrap us with a label that announces to the world that this is who we are. Yet the complexity that is you will, and must change as you evolve and adapt to new knowledge. It is consistently your responsibility to shape your future with that which you now know. Every morning you can set the intention for what you can achieve. What is stopping you? You can defy the odds and defend your position and be anything you want to be! But that is just the point, isn’t it? Do you want it? What is it that lights your soul on fire?… ”

(Kylie Mort, BACK YOURSELF CHAPTER 1)

Empowered Women Empowering The World

 “…My ten-year-old body a tiny dishevelled figure like a broken doll. They said I would never recover; my brain so impacted that I would never awake. Yet I did. They said I would never walk again; the nerves in my spinal column so impaired that I would never stand. Yet I did. They said I would never finish school; my mind so inexplicably scrambled, I would never function autonomously. Yet I did. Heartbreakingly, this story seems so characteristic of the quintessential narrative. The child who overcomes all odds and succeeds. Heartbreaking only because I know the next chapter and it couldn’t be further from the truth… ”

(Kylie Mort, EMPOWERED WOMEN EMPOWERING THE WORLD – CHAPTER 11)