Limit -setting problems usually begin after the age of two. The child refuses to go to bed, stall or make it difficult for the parents to leave the bedsides. Typical bedtime struggles may consist of request for water, stories, use of bathroom, and adjustment of the lights. The parents are unable to enforce nighttime rules with enough consistency to keep the child in bed. Parents have to learn to be firm in their limit setting. A gate or the door-closing technique should be used for the child who refuses to stay in bed. A warning that the parents would close the ...