As a student myself I find that a lot of the time I can relate to the person I’m helping and try to think of new and innovative ways to explain and get them to understand things. As this I what I do for myself as well to understand and I find it helps kids too to find a new perspective other than their teachers. I have tutored kids in my old school for the past 2 years from the ages of 7-13 and I found they made great progress working with someone new who they can relate to on a different level than with teachers or other adults.