When the child gives in to the agreement, even with grunts and
obvious expression of feeling annoyed, simply say, «Thank you for keeping our agreement.»
The responder may begin with a phrase such as «Let's see if I understand how it looks to you...» and then he paraphrases what he thinks the other is expressing, (d) Switch roles and try to state each other's position and
feelings on one issue on which you have
obvious differences
of viewpoint, (e) Practice nonverbal communication by attempting to get messages through to each other with the use
of touch, facial
expressions, body movements, gestures, eye communication.