Adults usually have more difficulty with rules than children. What does it depend on whether children accept, ignore, or reject rules? How are rules actually created? How can children be involved in negotiating them? Is it possible to get along with very few rules? How should boundaries be designed so that, on the one hand, they enforce what you want, but on the other hand do not embarrass you? Do we have to set limits? Based on practical day-to-day work in day-care centers, Lothar Klein explores the structure of rules and boundaries and provides a variety of ideas for practical application. The book helps kindergarten teachers step out of the controlling policeman role and instead understand rules and limits as a matter of relationship. Bilaterally negotiated rules and unilaterally defined limits are necessary when situations cause conflict. The challenge is to engage.