Originally Posted by Lyncat
My sister taught my nephew to say, "That is very interesting" when he didn't care for something. I use that sometimes. Trouble is, everytime my nephew says it, we turn to my sister and ask, "Does he like it or not?"
My daughter, before birthday or Christmas reminds her son (now 5) that if he doesn't like a gift not to say so but to say politely, "Thank you for the present." After all, he would be hurt if someone told him they didn't like his gift.