No, thanks

He is ever so polite. Instead of just saying "No!" as most toddlers do, he says "no, thanks." (His daycare teachers are doing such a good job of raising him.) He still says no a lot, but he is very polite about it. That interviewing technique of not asking yes/no questions I picked up from my previous life is coming in handy now, but I must admit I still make the mistake of asking the wrong questions. Honestly, these little guys do not miss a beat. If you ask the wrong question, you get their honest response and you don't get another chance to rephrase.

"Would you like to go upstairs to brush your teeth?"
"No, thanks."
"Let's go get your diaper changed and get you ready for school."
"No, thanks."
"Let's read that book later. Right now, we need to sit down for breakfast."
"No, thank you."
...and so on and so on.

Even under duress, this "no, thanks" pattern seems to continue. At the hospital, as he was getting an IV inserted, he kept telling the nurses "no, thanks, no, thanks, no thanks..." as he was crying his eyes out.