As parents, we want to raise good kids ones who are curious, confident, empathetic, resilient and respectful.

What we say to (or in front of) our children, the way we say it and the behavior we model help shape the people theyll become.

We asked experts to share some of the most important phrases we can teach our kids from a young age. Many of them are simple yet make a surprisingly big impact on childrens abilities to thrive, said educational psychologist Michele Borba , author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine.

1. Theres no such thing as a stupid question.

Little kids love asking questions sometimes nonstop from the moment they open their eyes in the morning to the time their head hits the pillow at night. All that curiosity is great, but it can also be exhausting for parents and caregivers.

Sometimes we inadvertently deflect our childrens curiosity because it can be overwhelming, psychotherapist Mercedes Samudio , author of Shame-Proof Parenting , told HuffPost. But teaching our children that there is nothing wrong with being curious and even teaching them how to seek out answers from others can be a helpful trait to cultivate in children from a young age.

Encouraging their inquisitiveness and helping them feel confident enough to speak up when theyre unsure about something will serve them well for years to come.

2. I got this!

We want our kids to adopt a growth mindset, a term coined by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, which describes the belief that talent can be developed with hard work, determination and help from others. Those with a fixed mindset, however, believe their intelligence and skills are innate and therefore unlikely to be improved upon.

When kids (or adults) are in a fixed mindset, difficulty makes them feel inadequate their fixed ability feels deficient and their confidence becomes shaky, Dweck told Stanford News . But when they are in a growth mindset, difficulty is a natural part of learning, so they are more likely to take it in stride and find new strategies that work better.