How to Parent Your ADHD Child Without Burnout
Simple strategies to stay calm, connected and in control, without losing yourself in the process.
By Sabine Preston, Neurodiversity Coach and Parent
You’re exhausted. You’re not failing.
You’ve read the articles. You’ve tried the routines. You’ve Googled “ADHD meltdown bedtime” at 11pm more times than you’d like to admit.
And still, some days end in tears (yours, theirs, or both), guilt, and the quiet question that won’t go away: am I doing enough?
Here’s the truth no one tells you enough: your child doesn’t need a perfect parent. They need a supported one.
That’s exactly what this book is here to do.
A different kind of parenting book
Most ADHD parenting books focus entirely on the child, what to do, how to fix the behaviour, how to get through the day. This one does something different.
How to Parent Your ADHD Child Without Burnout recognises a truth that’s often overlooked: children regulate best when the adults around them are regulated too. You can’t pour calm into your child from an empty cup.
Written by neurodiversity coach and parent Sabine Preston, this is a practical, compassionate guide for the parent doing the holding, the one showing up every day, often unseen, often unsupported, and almost always exhausted.
What you’ll learn inside
- What regulation and dysregulation actually look like in the middle of real family life, not theory, real moments
- Why your child’s behaviour is communication, not defiance, and how that shift changes everything
- How to support big emotions without absorbing them yourself
- Practical tools that actually work, including routines, timers, visual supports and small environmental changes that make a big difference
- How to lower expectations without lowering standards, and why that’s not the same as giving up
- How to repair after the hard moments and rebuild connection, every time
- How to protect your own wellbeing while still showing up for theirs
This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, with less pressure and more support.
Who this book is for
Whether you’re just starting to understand your child’s ADHD, or you’ve been navigating this for years and are simply tired, this book meets you where you are.
No judgement. No perfection required. Just understanding, encouragement, and tools you can start using today.
About the Author
Sabine Preston is a neurodiversity coach and parent who has built her work around one simple belief: children thrive when the adults supporting them are resourced, understood and not alone. Her practical, compassionate approach comes from both professional experience and lived reality, and it shows on every page.
Because supporting your child shouldn’t cost you yourself.
You don’t need to be the perfect parent. You need to be a supported one.
