Right! Your dad (and perhaps your mother too) could volunteer to chaperone! It’s a "win-win" solution (as long as you don't mind being at the same activity as your parents)!

Generally, with integrative bargaining, it is better to ask questions than to simply assert that something is true. Asking questions gives you information about their underlying interests and may allow you to tailor your response to meet these underlying needs.

Drawing of a Bicycle

Example:
You are trying to sell your old three-speed bicycle and a prospective customer says, "no, I don’t want a three-speed, I need ten speeds." Which is the best response?
Click here if you think this is the best answer. "I think you’ll find that three speeds are all you need."
Click here if you think this is the best answer. "I think you’ll find that it is so flat around here that three speeds are all you need."
Click here if you think this is the best answer. "I used to have a ten-speed and I found that I only needed three speeds; so I traded my ten- speed in for a three-speed."
Click here if you think this is the best answer. "Why do you think you will need ten speeds?"
Click here if you think this is the best answer. "What’s the matter? Is the price too high? OK, I’ll knock $5.00 off of the price!"