There is a modification of this idea which forms a teaching technique that my parents used with me, and I use with everyone I teach or tutor. Essentially you as

There is a modification of this idea which forms a teaching technique that my parents used with me, and I use with everyone I teach or tutor. Essentially you ask them to make predictions (what will happen here). You then try to figure out their process of coming to that conclusion (why do you say that). It's important that you ask them this question even if they're correct. Then you emphasise the parts of their reasoning which make sense, and focus on the parts that were mistaken. You then ask them to make the prediction again with what they've learned. Bonus points if you give a third, different example to reinforce the concepts. Rinse and repeat. While some people (especially children who aren't used to this method) might not enjoy it at first because it seems to be harder and takes longer than "just giving the answer", it actually helps people learn how to reason about things (which is something that is lacking in a lot of people these days IMO).