When your brain perceives danger, you enter a state of arousal known as fight, flight, or freeze. The heart races, muscles tense up, hands tremble, and emotions take over from logic.

Welcome to the Overflow Zone! When children enter the Overflow Zone, their behavior changes. They shout, bite, run away. They withdraw and can't concentrate. They blame others and lie. In such a state, children are unable to be logical or cooperative.

The child (and the adult) in the Overflow Zone cannot recognize or manage their emotions, even if they want to or know how.

In this book, Allison Edwards shows parents, educators, and school counselors how to understand if a child is in the Overflow Zone and how to teach them to take control of their emotions.