Give students a similar problem requiring the same concept or technique for its solution and encourage them to practice other similar problems. The goal is to avoid having students successfully solve one problem only to go home and discover that they haven't mastered the material sufficiently to work on their own. Experiences like this can cause students to lose faith in your ability to teach and their ability to learn. Treat the student with respect, acknowledge what they already know, focus on their ability to learn more, and praise them for each advance they make. Tutoring provides an exciting opportunity to assist each student in the learning process.
Many students are unsure of their ability to do academic work.
They may view academic work as mysterious and difficult. It is important to accept this feeling and demonstrate in your interactions with students that what they are learning will be useful to them. Give each student who comes to you some feeling of mastery, however large or small.